Biggles Breaks the Silence Illustrations

THE CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE FIRST EDITION (1949) TO THE SECOND EDITION (1950)

FROM BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE BY CAPTAIN W.E. JOHNS

By Leslie Stead

THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 16 IN THE FIRST EDITION HAS MOVED TO BEING OPPOSITE PAGE 32 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 17 IN THE FIRST EDITION HAS MOVED TO BEING OPPOSITE PAGE 33 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 32 IN THE FIRST EDITION HAS MOVED TO BEING OPPOSITE PAGE 64 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 33 IN THE FIRST EDITION HAS MOVED TO BEING OPPOSITE PAGE 65 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGES 46 AND 47 REMAIN ON THE SAME PAGES IN BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND EDITIONS

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THE ILLUSTRATION ON PAGE 60 REMAINS ON THE SAME PAGE IN BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND EDITIONS

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 144 IN THE FIRST EDITION IS BOUGHT FORWARD TO BEING OPPOSITE PAGE 128 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 145 IN THE FIRST EDITION IS BOUGHT FORWARD TO BEING OPPOSITE PAGE 129 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 160 IN THE FIRST EDITION REMAINS OPPOSITE PAGE 160 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PAGE 161 IN THE FIRST EDITION REMAINS OPPOSITE PAGE 161 IN THE SECOND EDITION

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THE ILLUSTRATION ON PAGE 177 REMAINS ON THE SAME PAGE IN BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND EDITIONS

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W. E. JOHNS HAD BEEN UNHAPPY ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS BOOK AND THE PAGES OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM HIS LITERARY AGENT (BELOW) SHOWS THAT THEY DISCUSSED

MOVING THE IMAGES AROUND IN THE BOOK. JOHNS’ CHIEF OBJECTION WAS THAT THE FINAL PICTURE GAVE AWAY THE ENDING OF THE BOOK TO ANYONE WHO LOOKED THROUGH IT!

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