This list includes books which Johns authored as well as those he compiled and edited.
Title | Year-Mnth | Publisher | Series | Remarks |
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Mossyface | 1922 | As William Earle | ||
The Pictorial Flying Course | 1931-05 | J. Hamilton | ||
The Modern Boy's Book of Aircraft | 1931-08 | J. Hamilton | Johns was Editor | |
Wings: A Book of Flying Adventures | 1931-08 | J. Hamilton | Johns was Editor | |
The Camels are Coming | 1932-08 | J. Hamilton | Biggles | |
Fighting Planes and Aces | 1932-11 | J. Hamilton | ||
The Cruise of the Condor | 1933-08 | J. Hamilton | Biggles | Serialised Aug-Sep 1934 |
The Spy Flyers | 1933 | J. Hamilton | – | |
Biggles of the Camel Squadron | 1934-03 | J. Hamilton | Biggles | |
Biggles Flies Again | 1934-08 | J. Hamilton | Biggles | |
The Black Peril | 1935-03 | J. Hamilton | Biggles | Serialised Feb-Apr 1935 |
Biggles Learns to Fly | 1935-03 | The Boys' Friend Library | Biggles | |
The Raid | 1935-04 | J. Hamilton | -- | Includes one Biggles story |
The Air VCs | 1935-03 | J. Hamilton | ||
Some Milestones in Aviation | 1935-06 | J. Hamilton | ||
Biggles Flies East | 1935-08 | OUP | Biggles | |
Biggles Hits the Trail | 1935-08 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Jun-Aug 1935 |
Biggles in France | 1935-11 | The Boys' Friend Library | Biggles | |
Sky High | 1936-02 | Newnes | Steeley | |
Biggles & Co | 1936-04 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Jan-Mar 1936 |
Steeley Flies Again | 1936-06 | Newnes | Steeley | |
Thrilling Flights | 1936-06 | J. Hamilton | Johns was editor | |
Biggles in Africa | 1936-08 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Aug-Sep 1936 |
Blue Blood Runs Red | 1936-12 | Newnes | – | As Jon Early |
Biggles - Air Commodore | 1937-05 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Oct-Dec 1936 |
Murder by Air | 1937-08 | Newnes | Steeley | |
The Passing Show | 1937-09 | My Garden | ||
Biggles Flies West | 1937-09 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Jun-Sep 1937 |
Desert Night | 1938-03 | J. Hamilton | ||
Biggles Goes to War | 1938-05 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Sep-Nov 1937 |
Biggles Flies South | 1938-05 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Feb-Apr 1938 |
The Biggles Omnibus | 1938-05 | OUP | Biggles | |
The Murder at Castle Deeping | 1938-05 | J. Hamilton | Steeley | |
Champion of the Main | 1938-06 | OUP | ||
Wings of Romance | 1939-03 | Newnes | Steeley | |
Biggles in Spain | 1939-05 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Jan-Apr 1939 |
The Rescue Flight | 1939-05 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Oct-Dec 1938 |
Biggles Flies North | 1939-09 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Jul-Sep 1938 |
The Modern Boys Book of Pirates | 1939-09 | Amalgamated Press | ||
Det Forsvunne Bagboksblad (The Missing Page) | 1939 | Forlagshuset, Oslo, Norway | Steeley | |
The Unknown Quantity | 1940-01 | J. Hamilton | ||
Biggles – Secret Agent | 1940-05 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Aug-Oct 1939 |
The Biggles Flying Omnibus | 1940-06 | OUP | Biggles | |
Biggles in the Baltic | 1940-06 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Mar-May 1940 |
Biggles in the South Seas | 1940-09 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Oct-Dec 1939 |
Biggles Defies the Swastika | 1941-08 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Sep 1940-Jan 1941, Mar-Apr 1941 |
Biggles Sees It Through | 1941-08 | OUP | Biggles | |
The Third Biggles Omnibus | 1941-08 | OUP | Biggles | |
Worrals of the W.A.A.F. | 1941-09 | Lutterworth | Worrals | Serialised Oct 1940-Sep 1941 |
Spitfire Parade | 1941-11 | OUP | Biggles | Some story elements from Biggles in France. |
Biggles in the Jungle | 1942-05 | OUP | Biggles | |
Worrals Flies Again | 1942-09 | Hodder & Stoughton | Worrals | Serialised Oct 1942-Dec 1943 |
Sinister Service | 1942-10 | OUP | ||
Worrals Carries On | 1942-10 | Lutterworth | Worrals | Serialised Oct 1941-Sep 1942 |
Biggles Sweeps the Desert | 1942-11 | OUP | Biggles | |
Biggles - Charter Pilot | 1943-07 | OUP | Biggles | Serialised Oct 1941-Apr 1944 |
Biggles in Borneo | 1943-07 | OUP | Biggles | |
Biggles Fails to Return | 1943-08 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Worrals on the War-Path | 1943-10 | Hodder & Stoughton | Worrals | |
King of the Commandos | 1943-10 | Hodder & Stoughton | Gimlet | |
Worrals Goes East | 1944-05 | Hodder & Stoughton | Worrals | |
Gimlet Goes Again | 1944-11 | University of London Press | Gimlet | |
Biggles in the Orient | 1945-04 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Worrals of the Islands | 1945-10 | Hodder & Stoughton | Worrals | |
Biggles Delivers the Goods | 1946-04 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Gimlet Comes Home | 1946-11 | University of London Press | Gimlet | |
Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D. | 1947-08 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Gimlet Mops Up | 1947-10 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Worrals in the Wilds | 1947-11 | Hodder & Stoughton | Worrals | Serialised Nov 1945-Aug 1946 |
Comrades in Arms | 1947-12 | Hodder & Stoughton | Gimlet, Biggles, Worrals | |
Biggles' Second Case | 1948-04 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | Serialised Feb-Sep 1946 |
The Rustlers of Rattlesnake Valley | 1948-08 | Thomas Nelson | – | |
Biggles Hunts Big Game | 1948-09 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Worrals Down Under | 1948-10 | Lutterworth | Worrals | Serialised Oct 1946-Jul 1947 |
Gimlet's Oriental Quest | 1948-11 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Worrals in the Wastelands | 1949-01 | Lutterworth | Worrals | |
Biggles Takes a Holiday | 1949-07 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Worrals Goes Afoot | 1949-08 | Lutterworth | Worrals | |
Biggles Breaks the Silence | 1949-09 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Gimlet Lends a Hand | 1949-11 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Short Sorties | 1950-05 | Latimer House | ||
Biggles Air Detective | 1950-05 | Marks & Spencer | Biggles | |
Worrals Investigates | 1950-06 | Lutterworth Press | Worrals | |
Biggles Gets His Men | 1950-08 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | Serialised Jan-Jun 1949 |
Gimlet Bores In | 1950-09 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Dr. Vane Answers the Call | 1950-11 | Latimer House | ||
Another Job for Biggles | 1951-02 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | Serialised Feb-Aug 1950 |
Biggles Goes to School | 1951-06 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Gimlet Off the Map | 1951-08 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Biggles Works It Out | 1951-10 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Takes the Case | 1952-04 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Follows On | 1952-08 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Gimlet Gets the Answer | 1952-09 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Biggles and the Black Raider | 1953-05 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Sky Fever, and Other Stories | 1953-06 | Latimer House | – | |
Biggles in the Blue | 1953-07 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
The First Biggles Omnibus | 1953-09 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles in the Gobi | 1953-10 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles of the Special Air Police | 1953 | Thames Publishing Co. | Biggles | Includes 7 stories from The Camels are Coming. |
Biggles Cuts It Fine | 1954-03 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Kings of Space | 1954-05 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
Gimlet Takes a Job | 1954-06 | Brockhampton | Gimlet | |
Biggles and the Pirate Treasure | 1954-07 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Foreign Legionnaire | 1954-09 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter | 1954-11 | Thames Publishing Co. | Biggles | Remix of stories from "The Camels are Coming" and "Biggles of the Camel Squadron" |
Biggles in Australia | 1955-03 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Adventure Bound | 1955-03 | Thomas Nelson | – | |
Biggles' Chinese Puzzle | 1955-03 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Return to Mars | 1955-09 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
The Biggles Air Detective Omnibus | 1956-02 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
No Rest for Biggles | 1956-03 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Takes Charge | 1956-06 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Now to the Stars | 1956-08 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
Biggles of 266 | 1956-08 | Thames Publishing Co. | Biggles | Remix of stories from "Biggles in France" and "Biggles Learns to Fly" |
Biggles Makes Ends Meet | 1957 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles of the Interpol | 1957 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles on the Home Front | 1957 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
To Outer Space | 1957 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
Adventure Unlimited | 1957 | Thomas Nelson | – | |
Biggles Presses On | 1958 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles on Mystery Island | 1958 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Buries a Hatchet | 1958 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
The Edge of Beyond | 1958 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
No Motive for Murder | 1958 | Hodder & Stoughton | – | |
Biggles in Mexico | 1959 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles' Combined Operation | 1959 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles at World's End | 1959 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
The Death Rays of Ardilla | 1959 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
The Man Who Lost His Way | 1959 | Macdonald | – | |
The Biggles Book of Heroes | 1959 | Max Parrish | Non-Fiction | |
Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn | 1960 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Goes Home | 1960 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
To Worlds Unknown | 1960 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
Adventures of the Junior Detection Club | 1960 | M. Parish | – | |
Where the Golden Eagle Soars | 1960 | Hodder & Stoughton | – | |
Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy | 1961 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Forms a Syndicate | 1961 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire | 1961 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
The Quest for the Perfect Planet | 1961 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
Biggles Goes Alone | 1962 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Orchids for Biggles | 1962 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Sets a Trap | 1962 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
The Biggles Book of Treasure Hunting | 1962 | Max Parrish | non fiction | |
Biggles Takes It Rough | 1963 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Takes a Hand | 1963 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles' Special Case | 1963 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Plane That Disappeared | 1963 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Flies to Work | 1963 | Dean & Son | Biggles | |
Worlds of Wonder | 1963 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
The Man Who Vanished into Space | 1963 | Hodder & Stoughton | Science Fiction | |
Biggles and the Lost Sovereigns | 1964 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Black Mask | 1964 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles Investigates | 1964 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Looks Back | 1965 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Plot That Failed | 1965 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Blue Moon | 1965 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Scores a Bull | 1965 | Hodder & Stoughton | Biggles | |
Biggles in the Terai | 1966 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Gun Runners | 1966 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Sorts It Out | 1967 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Dark Intruder | 1967 | Knight Books, Leicester | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Penitent Thief | 1967 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea | 1968 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
The Boy Biggles | 1968 | Dean & Son | Biggles | |
Biggles in the Underworld | 1968 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Little Green God | 1969 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles and the Noble Lord | 1969 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles Sees Too Much | 1970 | Brockhampton | Biggles | |
Biggles of the Royal Flying Corps | 1978 | Purnell | Biggles | Remix of stories from "The Camels are Coming"and "Biggles Learns to Fly" |
Biggles Does Some Homework | 1997 | Norman Wright | Biggles | |
Biggles Air Ace: The Uncollected Stories | 1999 | Norman Wright | Biggles | |
Steeley and the Missing Page & Other Stories | 2000 | Norman Wright | Steeley (for 2 of the 3 stories) | |
Winged Justice and Other Uncollected Stories | 2001 | Norman Wright |
Notes[]
The 1969 book No Surrender is sometimes listed as a book by W. E. Johns (with R. A. Kelley). This book is actually by William Edward Johns DSM, a different person with the same initials. The book is his first hand account of his service on board HMS Exeter during the Second World War.