W. E. JOHNS WORK IN
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEM
“The Gem” was first published in February 1907 and ran to 1663
issues, with the final issue being dated 30th December 1939 when
“The Gem” merged with “The Triumph” due to wartime paper
shortages.
It was originally published by the Amalgamated Press Ltd.
W. E. Johns only had the above two stories serialised in “The Gem”. His work was in just these twenty-one issues,
with a gap of over six years between the stories.
Johns’ work was mainly serialised in THE MODERN BOY but that ceased
publication on 14th October 1939, the exact same date
as the first part of “Biggles’ South Sea Adventure” (published in book form as “Biggles in the South Seas”) was published in the Gem.
The copyright in all of W.E. Johns work
is owned by the estate of W.E. Johns as represented by W. E. Johns
(Publications) Limited.
This private limited company have
appointed literary agent Pat White of Rogers Coleridge White to represent the
interests of the estate. Their web site
is here:
This is a non-profit making fan based web
site purely for the information of fellow fans - no infringement of copyright
is intended.
The intention
of this web site is to encourage people to read the works of William Earl
Johns, one of the great authors of the 20th Century
Don’t forget to visit Biggles.com and W. E. Johns.Com for more information about
W. E. Johns’ books
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