Biggles and the Noble Lord by W. E. Johns was first published in 1969 by Brockhampton and was the second last completed novel to be published. There have been 5 subsequent editions in the English language, with the most recent being the 2013 edition by Norman Wright. The events in the book take place in the late 1960s in Britain and France.
Synopsis[]
Biggles is after the mastermind of a criminal organization which he believes is responsible for a number of recent large scale robberies. As a bait, he sends Ginger undercover as an Indian princess travelling with a valuable case of jewels. But that would not be the only member of the aristocracy who would turn up in this story.
Plot[]
Note: The sections below contain spoilers. In particular, the plot subpage (click here) has an extended summary of the narrative in the book
Characters[]
The Special Air Police and Scotland Yard[]
- Air Commodore Raymond
- Biggles
- Algy Lacey
- Ginger Hebblethwaite
- Bertie Lissie
- Gaskin
Friends and allies[]
Others[]
Aircraft[]
- Auster J1 Autocrat
- Percival Proctor
- Unidentified helicopter
Places[]
Visited[]
- London
- Savoy Hotel
- Stamford
- The George
- Brindon Hall
- Malboise
- Chateau Malboise
- Berck-sur-mer Airport
Mentioned[]
Other Research Notes[]
References to the past[]
Incongruities[]
Chronology[]
Editions[]
- Brockhampton, 1969
- Knight Books, 1972
- Norman Wright, 2013
International titles[]
- Duth: Biggles en de schijnheilige lord (Het Spectrum 1970, 1974)
- Swedish: Biggles och helikopter-kuppen (Wahlströms 1982)
- Norwegian: Biggles og mestertyven (Mørtensen 1992)
- Czech: Biggles ve službách Scotland Yardu (Riopress 1993)