Post by rubl on Jun 19, 2020 21:47:15 GMT 7
Someone recommended I should read some 'Bulldog Drummond' books. Never heard of him I started with wiki
"Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is a 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. Drummond is a First World War veteran who, fed up with his sedate lifestyle, advertises looking for excitement, and becomes a gentleman adventurer. The character has appeared in novels, short stories, on the stage, in films, on radio and television, and in graphic novels."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog_Drummond
The first novel is available on gutenberg
"Bull-dog Drummond: The Adventures of a Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull"
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49935
I read a few pages, but somehow it doesn't appeal to me. I rather (re-)read Leslie Charteris' Saint novels.
BTW the wiki page mentions
"Drummond is a gentleman with a private income;[7] he is also construed as "a brutalized ex-officer whose thirst for excitement is also an attempt to reenact [sic] the war",[17] although the character was later described by Cecil Day-Lewis, author of gentleman detective Nigel Strangeways, as an "unspeakable public school bully".[18]"
"Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond is a 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. Drummond is a First World War veteran who, fed up with his sedate lifestyle, advertises looking for excitement, and becomes a gentleman adventurer. The character has appeared in novels, short stories, on the stage, in films, on radio and television, and in graphic novels."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog_Drummond
The first novel is available on gutenberg
"Bull-dog Drummond: The Adventures of a Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull"
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49935
I read a few pages, but somehow it doesn't appeal to me. I rather (re-)read Leslie Charteris' Saint novels.
BTW the wiki page mentions
"Drummond is a gentleman with a private income;[7] he is also construed as "a brutalized ex-officer whose thirst for excitement is also an attempt to reenact [sic] the war",[17] although the character was later described by Cecil Day-Lewis, author of gentleman detective Nigel Strangeways, as an "unspeakable public school bully".[18]"
