THIS VOLUME -

Volume 2 - Tintin in America; The Cigars of the Pharaoh; The Blue Lotus

Tintin, the most celebrated boy-detective, has been given a highly attractive and distinctive new look in handsome, small scale editions which read more like books. Each volume contains two or three of the original Tintin titles which, though reduced in size, reproduce the illustrations and the text as boldly and brightly as the originals. For collectors, existing fans of Tintin and for the ever-growing number of new recruits, these 8 volumes include every Tintin title including Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, Tintin in the Congo and one unfinished title that was published after the author’s death.  They really are an essential purchase for young and old alike.

THIS VOLUME -

Volume 2 - Tintin in America; The Cigars of the Pharaoh; The Blue Lotus

OTHER VOLUMES -

Volume 1 - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets; Tintin in the Congo                 

Volume 3 - Tintin and the Broken Ear; The Black Island; King Ottokar’s Sceptre
Volume 4 - The Crab with the Golden Claws; The Shooting Star; The Secret of the Unicorn
Volume 5 - Red Rackham’s Treasure; The Seven Crystal Balls; Prisoners of the Sun
Volume 6 - Land of Black Gold; Destination Moon; Explorers on the Moon
Volume 7 - The Calculus Affair; The Red Sea Sharks; Tintin in Tibet
Volume 8 - The Castafiore Emerald; Flight 714 to Sydney; Tintin and the Picaros; Tintin and Alph Art

Synopsis

Tintin in America -Tintin goes to America, to Chicago, the territory of gangster, Al Capone; the world of cowboys and Indians and the Wild West. Undaunted, Tintin and Snowy make their way through hilarity and danger to yet another triumph of virtue over crime.

The Cigars of the Pharaoh - Scores of Egyptologists have tried to find the lost tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh; every single one has vanished. When Tintin and Snowy meet the eccentric Egyptologist, Doctor Sarcophagus, they are soon involved in the search themselves—and find that the tomb contains a more sinister secret than sand and mummies. Following the clue of a mysterious symbol on a cigar band, Tintin and Snowy clash with a gang of drug smugglers and are off on a dizzy chase to Arabia and India, plunging headlong into another dangerous battle of wits with an international gangster.

The Blue Lotus - The story is set in 1931. At that time Japanese troops were occupying parts of the Chinese mainland, and Shanghai, the great seaport at the mouth of the Yangtze Kiang (River), possessed an International Settlement, a trading base in China for Western nations, administered by the British and Americans. Hergé based his narrative freely upon the events of the time, including the blowing-up of the South Manchurian railway, which led to further incursions by Japan into China and ultimately to Japan's resignation from the League of Nations in 1933.

About the Author

Herge  (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels on 22nd May 1907. His artistic pseudonym comes from his initials spelled backwards (R.G., as pronounced in French). Over the course of 54 years, he would complete 23 albums. Sadly, he died on 3rd March 1983, leaving his 24th album, Tintin and Alph-Art, unfinished. The Adventures of Tintin is one of the most popular comics series in the world, with translations published in over 80 languages, and more than 230 million copies of the books sold worldwide. In its scope and innovation, Hergé’s work stands as one of the great achievements of comic art of the twentieth century. Michael Turner and Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper began translating the Tintin albums into English in 1958, but they were more than mere translations. Michael and Leslie anglicised the albums for a British audience, and this included adapting the jokes and changing the names of many of the characters (for example, ‘Tournesol’ to ‘Professor Calculus’, and ‘Milou’ to ‘Snowy’). More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation