John Biggins (author)

John Biggins (born 31 October 1949) is a British writer of historical fiction. He is best known for his novel A Sailor of Austria (1991)^[1] set in the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I, which vividly depicts life on board the primitive and dangerous U-boats of the period.^[2]

Biggins' novel The Surgeon's Apprentice was included by The Spectator magazine on its "Books of the Year" list.^[3]

Bibliography

The Prohaska series

1. A Sailor of Austria (1991)^[4][5][6]
   1. Vivat Österreich! (2011) – German translation of A Sailor of Austria (1991)
2. The Emperor's Coloured Coat (1992)^[7][8]
3. The Two-Headed Eagle (1993)^[9][10]
4. Tomorrow The World (1994)^[11]

The van Raveyck series

The Surgeon's Apprentice (2010)^[3]

References

1. "A Sailor of Austria". Publishers Weekly.
2. Review: A Sailor of Austria. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
3. "Books of the Year". The Spectatior.
4. "A SAILOR OF AUSTRIA". Kirkus Reviews.
5. "A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire". Strategy Page.
6. "A sailor of Austria : a novel". WorldCat
7. "The Emperor's Coloured Coat". Publisher's Weekly.
8. "THE EMPEROR'S COLOURED COAT". Kirkus REviews.
9. "The Two-Headed Eagle". Publishers Weekly.
10. "THE TWO-HEADED EAGLE". Kirkus Reviews
11. "Tomorrow The World". Historical Novel Society.

External links

• John Biggins Home Page – introduction to the author and his books.
• Patrika Salmon. "Tomorrow The World". Historical Novel Society.
• Alan Judd. "Books of the Year, 2010". The Spectator.