The Blanket of the Dark by John Buchan

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The Blanket of the Dark by John Buchan

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Tells the story of young clerk Peter Pentecost, who has a claim to the throne, and a tale of intrigue against King Henry VIII, where 'under the blanket of the dark all men are alike and all are nameless'.

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The Blanket of the Dark by John Buchan

An anonymous young man’s life is about to be changed, as could the course of history. It is 1536 and powerful men reveal to Peter Pentecost that it is he, and not the tyrannical Henry VIII, who should be on the throne of England. Can they persuade him to risk everything in a treasonable rebellion against the throne? In the hands of the master thriller writer, John Buchan, the dark, dangerous days of Tudor England come alive as never before. With an introduction by Robert Hutchinson. This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.

'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.

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ISBN 13 9781846970726
ISBN 10 1846970725
Title The Blanket of the Dark
Author John Buchan
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2018-04-12
Number of pages 304
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