The Portable Gibbon by Edward Gibbon
Michael Palin reads this classic adventure by W. E. Johns, featuring pilot-adventurer James 'Biggles' BigglesworthWhen Biggles receives a letter from an old wartime chum asking for help, he responds at once. With his comrades, Algy, Ginger and Flight Sergeant Smyth, our hero flies to Fort Beaver in Canada, where winter is closing in around the remote airfield. There he discovers that his buddy Wilks is being menaced by a sinister character called 'Brindle' McBain and his cronies.
Wilks has started a small airline business, but McBain wants to take over and he'll stop at nothing to get Wilks out of the way. With the threats of sabotage, theft, and even murder in play, all their lives are now in danger.
Can Biggles save the day and defeat McBain? Or will they perish in the frozen north?
Duration: 2 hrs approx.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140150605 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140150609 |
| Title | The Portable Gibbon |
| Author | Edward Gibbon |
| Series | Viking Portable Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1977-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |