Despite designing his own amphibious aircraft, the Gander - a machine almost as alarming looking as its horse-faced maker - ex-WWI ace Bartholomew Bandy is failing to make a fortune in his hometown of Gallop.

The only work he finds is flying bootleg liquor into the USA. In desperation (what else?) he stands as a local MP and in desperation (why else?) they vote him in. But after spilling the beans on a bunch of government members indulging in Prohibition corruption, Bart's soon cordially hated by everyone up to the Prime Minister - can he really be naive enough to believe party propaganda that the people must be told the truth?

So Bart's goose - or gander - is cooked, and the resulting mess can be summed up as whisky galore!

With the blackest of black comedy and seat-of-the pants escapades, Donald Jack's series about a young pilot is uniquely funny and compelling.

Whether he's flying bootleg liquor into the USA, or standing as an MP, Bandy's life is never peaceful!

About the Author

Donald Lamont Jack (1924-2003) was born in Radcliffe, England. He attended Marr College and later served in the Royal Air Force as an aircraftsman. After de-mobbing, he participated in amateur dramatics with The Ellis Players, and worked for several years in Britain before emigrating to Canada in 1951. In 1962 he published his first novel, Three Cheers for Me, about fictional Canadian First World War air-ace Bartholomew Wolfe Bandy. The book won the Leacock Medal for Humour in 1963. His second book, That's Me in the Middle, won another Leacock Medal in 1974. He received a third award in 1980 for Me Bandy, You Cissie.

Reviews
Praise for The Bandy Papers Series

'I enjoyed every word . . . terrifically funny' P.G. Wodehouse

'Jack does more than play it for laughs . . . The mingling of humor and horror is like a clown tap-dancing on a coffin, but Jack is skillful enough to get away with it' Time Magazine

'Funny. Very. Donald Jack has as light a touch with this fragile art as his hero has on throttle of a Sopwith Camel. Excessive corn is avoided in favour of wit and a delight in life' New York Times

'Bartholomew Bandy is the most remarkable hero (or anti-hero) since Harold Lloyd impersonated the Freshman' Chicago Tribune

'To know Bandy is to love him . . . you tend to gallop through and come hurtling out at the end panting for more' The Sunday Sun

'For those to whom Bandy is a newcomer, what a treat is in store' Toronto Star

Book Information
ISBN 9781911440499
Author Donald Jack
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Farrago
Publisher Duckworth Books