About Sapper
Herman Cyril McNeile MC was a British author, who published under the pen name "Sapper".
He was one of the most successful British popular authors of the Interwar period; his principal character was Bulldog Drummond.
He is mainly remembered as the author of the ten Bulldog Drummond books, the first of which was published in 1920. These brought him public recognition and considerable financial success. The first book was adapted for the stage and produced, to great success, at Wyndham's Theatre during the 1921-1922 season with Gerald du Maurier playing the main character. The film-rights to the first talkie Bull-Dog Drummond film are reputed to have earned McNeile $750,000. However, the bulk of his work was in the form of short stories that were published in various popular monthly magazines. He specialised in the twist in the tail and many of his stories upended the reader's expectations in the final paragraph, sometimes in the final few sentences. Most of his books were short story collections.
An unremittingly hearty man, who even his friend and collaborator Gerard Fairlie described as "not everybody's cup of tea", McNeile died in 1937.
He was one of the most successful British popular authors of the Interwar period; his principal character was Bulldog Drummond.
He is mainly remembered as the author of the ten Bulldog Drummond books, the first of which was published in 1920. These brought him public recognition and considerable financial success. The first book was adapted for the stage and produced, to great success, at Wyndham's Theatre during the 1921-1922 season with Gerald du Maurier playing the main character. The film-rights to the first talkie Bull-Dog Drummond film are reputed to have earned McNeile $750,000. However, the bulk of his work was in the form of short stories that were published in various popular monthly magazines. He specialised in the twist in the tail and many of his stories upended the reader's expectations in the final paragraph, sometimes in the final few sentences. Most of his books were short story collections.
An unremittingly hearty man, who even his friend and collaborator Gerard Fairlie described as "not everybody's cup of tea", McNeile died in 1937.
Series
Bull-Dog Drummond
Bull-Dog Drummond: The Adventures of a Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull (1920)
The Black Gang (1922)
The Dinner Club (1923)
Bull-Dog Drummond's Third Round (1924)
aka The Third Round
The Final Count (1926)
The Female of the Species (1928)
Four Rounds of Bull-Dog Drummond (1929)
Temple Tower (1929)
Return of Bulldog Drummond (1932)
Knock Out (1933)
aka Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond At Bay (1935)
Black Gang / Third Round / Final Count (omnibus) (1936)
Challenge (1937)
His Four Rounds with Carl Peterson (1967)
Bull-Dog Drummond: The Adventures of a Demobilised Officer Who Found Peace Dull (1920)
The Black Gang (1922)
The Dinner Club (1923)
Bull-Dog Drummond's Third Round (1924)
aka The Third Round
The Final Count (1926)
The Female of the Species (1928)
Four Rounds of Bull-Dog Drummond (1929)
Temple Tower (1929)
Return of Bulldog Drummond (1932)
Knock Out (1933)
aka Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond At Bay (1935)
Black Gang / Third Round / Final Count (omnibus) (1936)
Challenge (1937)
His Four Rounds with Carl Peterson (1967)
Novels
Sergeant Michael Cassidy (1915)
The Fatal Second (1916)
Mufti (1919)
Peter Cornish's Revenge (1923)
Bulton's Revenge (1924)
Native Superstition (1925)
The Other Side of the Wall (1925)
Question of Identity (1925)
The Eleventh Hour (1926)
The Message (1926)
John Walters (1927)
An Act of Providence (1927)
Billie Finds the Answer (1927)
The Diamond Hair Slide (1927)
Dilemma (1927)
A Hundred Per Cent (1927)
Once Bit, Twice Hit (1927)
Relative Values (1927)
The Hidden Witness (1929)
The Island of Terror (1931)
aka Guardians of the Treasure
The Great Magor Diamond, and The Creaking Door (1931)
The Haunted Rectory (1931)
The Missing Chauffeur (1931)
The Brides of Mertonbridge Hall (1932)
A Matter of Tar (1932)
Uncle James's Golf Match (1932)
The Fatal Second (1916)
Mufti (1919)
Peter Cornish's Revenge (1923)
Bulton's Revenge (1924)
Native Superstition (1925)
The Other Side of the Wall (1925)
Question of Identity (1925)
The Eleventh Hour (1926)
The Message (1926)
John Walters (1927)
An Act of Providence (1927)
Billie Finds the Answer (1927)
The Diamond Hair Slide (1927)
Dilemma (1927)
A Hundred Per Cent (1927)
Once Bit, Twice Hit (1927)
Relative Values (1927)
The Hidden Witness (1929)
The Island of Terror (1931)
aka Guardians of the Treasure
The Great Magor Diamond, and The Creaking Door (1931)
The Haunted Rectory (1931)
The Missing Chauffeur (1931)
The Brides of Mertonbridge Hall (1932)
A Matter of Tar (1932)
Uncle James's Golf Match (1932)
Omnibus
Collections
The Lieutenant and Others (1916)
Men, Women and Guns (1916)
No Man's Land (1917)
The Human Touch (1918)
The Man in Ratcatcher (1921)
Jim Maitland (1923)
A Scrap of Paper (1924)
Out of the Blue (1925)
Jim Brent (1926)
Saving Clause (1926)
The Finger of Fate (1930)
Sapper's War Stories (1934)
When Carruthers Laughed (1934)
Best Short Stories (1984)
Classic Detective Stories (2002) (with G K Chesterton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Men, Women and Guns (1916)
No Man's Land (1917)
The Human Touch (1918)
The Man in Ratcatcher (1921)
Jim Maitland (1923)
A Scrap of Paper (1924)
Out of the Blue (1925)
Jim Brent (1926)
Saving Clause (1926)
The Finger of Fate (1930)
Sapper's War Stories (1934)
When Carruthers Laughed (1934)
Best Short Stories (1984)
Classic Detective Stories (2002) (with G K Chesterton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Anthologies containing stories by Sapper
Short stories
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