Midwinter by John Buchan

Midwinter by John Buchan

This early work is John Buchan s 1923 novel, Midwinter - Certain Travellers in Old England . Set to the backdrop of the Jacobite rising of 1745, it tells the story of a Scotsman who has been living with the exiled Stuarts in France, and who travels to England to join the Scottish army that is marching to London. This book is highly recommended for lovers of historical fiction, and constitutes a must-read for fans of Buchan s Work. John Buchan (1875 1940) was a Scottish novelist and historian who served as Governor General of Canada. Many classic books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

'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. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. He was born in Perth, an eldest son, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. In 1907 he married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor and they subsequently had four children. 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	9781846975332
ISBN 10	1846975336
Title	Midwinter
Author	John Buchan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2020-02-06
Number of pages	320
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