The Black Gang (Audible Audio Edition) Sapper Roy McMillan Naxos AudioBooks Books
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Bulldog's back! This time, there is a plot to foment a revolution in England, a plot that has left the Police baffled and the nation at the mercy of a master criminal. A disguised clergyman, a beautiful sidekick, an arcane poison, car chases and abductions all fail to see off Hugh Drummond and his gang of ex-Army friends. But when the plotters capture Drummond's wife, the game is up. Isn't it?
Undaunted, charming, brave and resourceful, Bulldog Drummond is an archetypal English adventure hero, and the forerunner of The Saint and James Bond.
The Black Gang (Audible Audio Edition) Sapper Roy McMillan Naxos AudioBooks Books
When Sapper (a psedonym that reflects the war time experiences of H.C. McNeile), wrote Bulldog Drummond, it became an instant classic. A real master villain (when will they remake it, Hollywood Style?), a beautiful mistress of the villain, a simple frightened country maiden, all the ingredients of a great story. Add to that, a country house full of suprises. A formula that Sapper and his follower/admirer Gerard Fairlie continued well beyond the first 5 books (the quality fell off dramatically after that).This is the Second of the series and not as great as the first (almost impossible to duplicate/repeat), is very nice, thrilling. Drummond and the gang are together, taking care of black marketeers, fifth columnists etc. The shade of antisemetism, and jigoism were true of the era, and did not, I am sure reflect Sapper's own views. Its swift, its full of characters one cares for. So if the language is full of blood and thunder, why not?
Not everyone realizes that Bulldog Drummond spawned The Saint, first published in 1929, and Norman Conquest, in 1938 and a horde of British TV series including Secret AGent and the like, leading up to James Bond.
Worth reading, I got the audio, after re-reading it in print for several times. Its fun, its intoxicating, and it will be great beach reading for the modern readers.
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The Black Gang (Audible Audio Edition) Sapper Roy McMillan Naxos AudioBooks Books Reviews
I wrote a lengthy review of the first book, so will not be repeating information in subsequent books by Sapper/McNeile. Here is a list of the first 5, all of which revolve around conflict with a particular evildoer and his wife?/girlfriend?/daughter?
Bulldog Drummond (1920)
The Black Gang (1922)
The Third Round (1924)
The Final Count (1926)
The Female of the Species (1928)
I have just begun The Final Count in eBook format. I have read these in both print and e formats. I wouldn't be doing so if I didn't like them. However, I do not read them one after another to avoid repetitiousness.
I will say that the amount of what today we call racism, is lesser in the novels after Bulldog Drummond. I discuss the racism in my original review. Clearly I have not let it stop me from reading more, mainly because I like to read books with settings beyond my personal knowledge--as these are.
When Sapper (a psedonym that reflects the war time experiences of H.C. McNeile), wrote Bulldog Drummond, it became an instant classic. A real master villain (when will they remake it, Hollywood Style?), a beautiful mistress of the villain, a simple frightened country maiden, all the ingredients of a great story. Add to that, a country house full of suprises. A formula that Sapper and his follower/admirer Gerard Fairlie continued well beyond the first 5 books (the quality fell off dramatically after that).
This is the Second of the series and not as great as the first (almost impossible to duplicate/repeat), is very nice, thrilling. Drummond and the gang are together, taking care of black marketeers, fifth columnists etc. The shade of antisemetism, and jigoism were true of the era, and did not, I am sure reflect Sapper's own views. Its swift, its full of characters one cares for. So if the language is full of blood and thunder, why not?
Not everyone realizes that Bulldog Drummond spawned The Saint, first published in 1929, and Norman Conquest, in 1938 and a horde of British TV series including Secret AGent and the like, leading up to James Bond.
Worth reading, I got the audio, after re-reading it in print for several times. Its fun, its intoxicating, and it will be great beach reading for the modern readers.
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