H C Snapper Mcneile: 5 books

A collection of 11 short stories by Bulldog Drummond author Herman Cyril McNeile, otherwise known as "Sapper." (Goodreads)

Excerpt: ""Two days ago a dear old aunt of mine asked me to describe to her what shrapnel was like. "What does it feel like to be shelled?" she demanded. "Explain it to me." Under the influence of my deceased uncle's most excellent port I did so. Soothed and in that expansive...

Excerpt: "During the first few days of November 1914 Messines was lost—in silence; during the first few days of June 1917 Messines was regained—and the noise of its capture was heard in London. And during the two and a half years between these two events the game over the water has been going...

A fascinating insight into the impact of war, not only at the front but on issues of social class and opinions about the roles of women at home. (Goodreads)

Bulldog Drummond was one of the most popular fictional characters of the 1920s and 1930s. Bulldog Drummond, published in 1920, was the book that launched the career of this gentleman crime-fighter and adventurer. In Bulldog Drummond we meet Captain Hugh Drummond, and he’s bored. Peacetime does not...