The Black Gang (novel)

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The Black Gang
First edition cover of The Black Gang
Author	H. C. McNeile (as Sapper)
Language	English
Series	Bulldog Drummond
Genre	crime fiction
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date	1922
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	318pp
OCLC	5877465

The Black Gang was the second Bulldog Drummond novel. It was published in 1922 and written by H. C. McNeile under the pen name Sapper.^[1]^[2]

Premise

Following his experiences in Bulldog Drummond, Bulldog Drummond forms an organisation (the titular Black Gang) to operate, using brutal and illegal means, against left-wing movements in England. Alarmed by setbacks caused by the gang's activities, Carl Peterson, who is secretly the mastermind behind the left-wing movements, comes to England in disguise, accompanied by the femme fatale Irma, to stamp out the gang and gain revenge on Drummond for the events of the first novel.

References

^ "The Black Gang". British Library catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
^ Treadwell 2001, pp. 14–15.

Bibliography

Treadwell, Lawrence P. (2001). The Bulldog Drummond Encyclopedia. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-0769-9.

External links

The Black Gang at Faded Page (Canada)

v t e H. C. McNeile's Bulldog Drummond
Novels	Bulldog Drummond The Black Gang The Third Round The Final Count The Female of the Species Temple Tower The Return of Bulldog Drummond Knock-Out Bulldog Drummond at Bay Challenge
Films	Bulldog Drummond (1922) The Third Round (1925) Bulldog Drummond (1929) Temple Tower (1930) The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) Bulldog Jack (1935) Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937) Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937) Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938) Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1939) Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939) Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) 13 Lead Soldiers (1948) The Challenge (1948) Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) Deadlier Than the Male (1967) Some Girls Do (1969)
Other adaptations	Bulldog Drummond (1922 play) Bulldog Drummond (1941-1954 radio series)
Parodies and pastiches	Bullshot Crummond Bullshot The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier

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