Sapper (pseud. of H. C. McNeile) WW1 and crime fiction

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RuthieG
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(Herman) Cyril McNeile M.C. (1888-1937) better known as 'Sapper' was one of the most successful British popular authors of the Interwar period; his principal character was Bulldog Drummond.
Wikipedia wrote:His first known published works were a series of short war stories based on his own experiences, published under the name Sapper in the Daily Mail and in The War Illustrated.

These stories were immediately successful and later sold over 200,000 copies within a year when republished in book form. His writing caught the public mood at the time - it was grimly realistic enough to seem authentic, yet managed to conceal the horrific reality of trench warfare and life at the front line.
Michael Cassidy, sergeant (1915) on Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/details/michaelcassidys01mcnegoog
The human touch (1918) on Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/details/humantouch00mcnerich
Mufti (1919) on PG at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24945
The Black Gang (1922) on Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/details/blackgang00mcnegoog

(i have deleted texts that have since been adopted -ck jan 2019)
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I absolutely love these stories. Have you read the Sapper Martin: The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin by Richard Van Emden? Well worth a look if you haven't.

I would gladly volunteer to read Mufti (1919).

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Post by Carolin »

i just came to the book suggestions to write a post about men, women and guns, but i see ruth already informed the general public.

read the preface. it is very good.
https://archive.org/details/menwomenandguns01mcnegoog
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I'll do Men, Women and Guns - I love his writing style already!
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If I may, I'll take this book No Man's Land (1917) (for a Solo reading)?
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afinevoice wrote: October 22nd, 2021, 5:34 am If I may, I'll take this book No Man's Land (1917) (for a Solo reading)?
You don't have to ask permission. ;) Go for it!
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TriciaG wrote: October 22nd, 2021, 10:00 am
afinevoice wrote: October 22nd, 2021, 5:34 am If I may, I'll take this book No Man's Land (1917) (for a Solo reading)?
You don't have to ask permission. ;) Go for it!
No Man's Land was ublished 27 Dec 2021 if you want to remove it from the list in the 1st post.
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Done! :)
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