Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Strange Adventures of Mr Andrew Hawthorn & Other Stories The Strange Adventures of Mr Andrew Hawthorn & Other Stories John Buchan In 'The Strange Adventures of Mr Andrew Hawthorn' and the other stories in this collection, peculiar worlds of temptation, adventure or iniquity are perilously close at hand. Mr Hawthorn himself step… OL15170668W
Two ordeals of democracy Two ordeals of democracy John Buchan vi, 56 pages ; 22 cm OL437495W
The Thirty-Nine Steps The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after a chance encounte… OL76524W
The long traverse The long traverse John Buchan The old Indian guide Negog uses his magic to provide young Donald with visions of seven significant moments in time, revealing the history and heritage of Canada. OL76539W
The Courts of the morning The Courts of the morning John Buchan "When Archie and Janet Roylance decide to travel to the Gran Seco to see its copper mines they find themselves caught up in dreadful danger ; rebels have seized the city. Janet is taken hostage in th… OL76572W
The Free Fishers The Free Fishers John Buchan Set in a bleak Yorkshire hamlet, this is a tale of treason and romance. Anthony Lammas, Professor of Logic at St Andrews University, becomes entangled in a web of intrigue that threatens the country.… OL76573W
Witch Wood Witch Wood John Buchan Set against the religious struggles and civil wars of seventeenth century Scotland, John Buchan's Witch Wood is a gripping atmospheric tale in the spirit of Stevenson and Neil Munro. As a moderate… OL76578W
Sick Heart River Sick Heart River John Buchan Lawyer and MP Sir Edward Leithen is given a year to live. Fearing he will die unfulfilled, he devotes his last months to seeking out and restoring to health Galliard, a young Canadian banker. Galliar… OL76583W
The three hostages The three hostages John Buchan Major General Sir Richard Hannay thought that his life of adventure and danger was behind him with the end of the Great War. He was wrong. When an old colleague comes asking for help, Hannay has t… OL76591W
The half-hearted The half-hearted John Buchan In the closing years of the 19th century, Lewis Haystoun, a dilettante and coward, falls for Alice Wishart, a guest at a Scottish country house party hosted by Lady Manorwater. Ill at ease in his own… OL76593W
Prester John Prester John John Buchan I mind as if it were yesterday my first sight of the man. Little I knew at the time how big the moment was with destiny, or how often that face seen in the fitful moonlight would haunt my sleep and d… OL76595W
Huntingtower Huntingtower John Buchan Dickson MCunn, a recently retired prosperous Scots grocer decides on a walking tour in SW Scotland as a suitable beginning to his retirement activities. To his surprise, he stumbles into a sinister … OL76597W