John Burnet of Barns by John Buchan

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John Burnet of Barns by John Buchan

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Zusammenfassung

Tells the story of two young noblemen - John Burnet, heir to the ancient house of Barns the last in a long line of Border reivers, and his cousin, Captain Gilbert Burnet, a dashing, ruthless soldier. Their lifelong rivalry results in treachery, betrayal and a desperate struggle for survival.

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John Burnet of Barns by John Buchan

The turbulent 'Killing Times' of the Covenanters is the backdrop to a desperate struggle between lifelong rivals. John Burnet of Barns, the last of an ancient line of Border Reivers, returns home from abroad to find himself denounced as an agent of the Covenanters. Outlawed and deprived of his inheritance by his ruthless cousin, Captain Gilbert Burnet, John must now fight to survive. John Buchan's first full-length work of fiction is a tale of adventure in the tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson. With an introduction by Tam Dalyell. This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.

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'Buchan knew that you can't buck the consequences of your actions, and that your life is what you make of itPerhaps his peculiarly Scottish combination of Romanticism and Calvinism - daring living and high thinking - is due to return to fashion'

* The Independent Magazine *

John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist, born in Perth in 1875. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George’s Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.

SKU Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13 9781846970733
ISBN 10 1846970733
Titel John Burnet of Barns
Autor John Buchan
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Birlinn General
Erscheinungsjahr 2020-02-06
Seitenanzahl 304
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