aliceandthegiantbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
grandgranini's review against another edition
4.0
This is probably the most racist and sexist book I've read so far. After the first world war, a bored ex-soldier puts an ad in the paper looking for adventure and discovers a vast conspiracy for a communist uprising in England. The good guys fight the bad guys until the latter are quite gruesomely dispatched. The first time I heard of Bulldog Drummond was in Alan Moore's "Black Dossier" (I think he might have been the uncle of Emma Peel of the Avengers) and he is even more repulsively misogynist than Ian Fleming's James Bond. This was so much fun that I finished it in one sitting. Highly recommended.
malumbra's review against another edition
5.0
Holy cow what a fun book. How has this not been made into a movie this decade??
lnatal's review
3.0
From BBC Radia 4 Extra:
After the Great War, demobbed Army officer Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond finds peacetime tedious, so advertises his services to anyone offering adventure – hopefully legitimate and with excitement guaranteed. His wishes are quickly answered when he finds himself in the company of the most dangerous man in England.
After the Great War, demobbed Army officer Captain Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond finds peacetime tedious, so advertises his services to anyone offering adventure – hopefully legitimate and with excitement guaranteed. His wishes are quickly answered when he finds himself in the company of the most dangerous man in England.
lucyb's review
3.0
This influential classic doesn't take itself too seriously, but there's also no apparent breath of irony in its earnest chronicle of Bulldog Drummond, who posts that fateful (and now iconic) advertisement: 'Demobilised officer… finding peace incredibly tedious, would welcome diversion.' Drummond himself is likably humorous, ditto his motley crew of fellow-soldiers, -boxers, -clubmen, and good sports who take on a gang of international criminals, complete with evil mastermind. Hijinks ensue.
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