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H. C. McNeile commonly known as "Sapper", was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the Daily Mail. As serving officers in the British Army were not permitted... Read Full Overview

In the month of December 1918, and on the very day that a British Cavalry Division marched into Cologne, with flags flying and bands playing as the conquerors of a beaten nation, the manager of the Hotel Nationale in Berne received a letter. Its contents appeared to puzzle him... Read Full Overview

Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond, conceived in 1920, was the original daredevil adventurer and a prototype for all the slick sleuths which followed. McNeile himself having served in the Royal Engineers in the war, as well as being awarded the Military Cross, envisioned Drummond as a demobilized... Read Full Overview

Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is a British fictional character, created by H. C. McNeile and published under his pen name "Sapper". Following McNeile's death in 1937, the novels were continued by Gerard Fairlie and later Henry Reymond.The Bulldog Drummond stories of H. C. McNeile follow... Read Full Overview

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This classic thriller introduces Captain Hugh "Bull-Dog" Drummond, a British World War I veteran turned detective, who craves excitement after returning to civilian life. When he answers a newspaper ad offering adventure, Drummond finds himself up against a sinister criminal... Read Full Overview

Demobilized officer, finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion. Legitimate if possible; excitement essential.

When Captain Hugh Drummond, DSO, MC, placed that advertisement, he was looking for adventure. What he finds is an international plot headed... Read Full Overview

In the first of the Bulldog Drummond stories, the wealthy former WWI officer looks for adventure as a private detective ""Demobilized officer, finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion. Legitimate, if possible; but crime, if of a comparatively humorous description,... Read Full Overview

This volume book contains Cyril McNeile's 1920 novel, "Bulldog Drummond". Bored with life, ex-British Army Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond places an advert in 'The Times' - expressing his desire for an adventure. Surprisingly, he receives a reply from a young woman who is worried... Read Full Overview

H.C. McNeile was a British soldier and writer best known for writing the Bulldog Drummond stories.

NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Bull-Dog Drummond: The Adventures Of A Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original... Read Full Overview

This classic novel by Herman Cyril McNeile features the daring exploits of Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond, a former soldier turned detective. When a young woman is kidnapped, Drummond sets out to rescue her and bring the kidnappers to justice. With its thrilling action sequences... Read Full Overview

Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, wealthy former officer of the Loamshire Regiment, dashing and strong (but not particularly handsome), places an advertisement in The Times expressing his desire for an adventure - which arrives in the form of a reply from a young woman concerned for her... Read Full Overview

Captain Hugh Bulldog Drummond--demobilized after the war and thirsty for adventure--places an ad in the newspaper offering his investigative services. A reply from a beautiful but suspicious lady sends him racing off on a case fraught with villainy, and Drummond will need all... Read Full Overview