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Greenmantle is the second of John Buchan’s novels to feature Richard Hannay, a Scottish intelligence office in the British army, and as such is the sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps.
The book gives the account of Hannay and his associate’s separate journeys through war-torn Europe to Constantinople to thwart an uprising that is poised to throw the Middle East, India, and North Africa into disarray, changing the course of the war.
The book was popular when first published and although it has never been made into a film, the director Alfred Hitchcock was said to prefer...
Midwinter
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2025-03-04Язык книги:
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88
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Like Robert Louis Stevenson, John Buchan was fascinated by the mid-18th century Jacobite uprising which pitted those loyal to the Stuarts—a faction largely based in Scotland—against those content with the Hanoverians then on the throne. Buchan was hard at work during the 1920s on his biography of the Marquess of Montrose which further deepened his historical inclinations. It was during this period that Midwinter was written. It’s generally regarded as one of Buchan’s more “serious” works of fiction, but for all that it retains moments of excitement and whimsy.
Midwinter tells the story...
Mr. Standfast
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John BuchanДата добавления:
2022-03-18Язык книги:
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128
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Published in 1919, Mr. Standfast is a thriller set in the latter half of the First World War, and the third of John Buchan’s books to feature Richard Hannay.
Richard Hannay is called back from serving in France to take part in a secret mission: searching for a German agent. Hannay disguises himself as a pacifist and travels through England and Scotland to track down the spy at the center of a web of German agents who are leaking information about the war plans. He hopes to infiltrate and feed misinformation back to Germany. His journey takes him from Glasgow to Skye, onwards into the Swiss Alps, and on to the Western Front.
During the course of his...
Short Fiction
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John BuchanЖанр:
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2026-10-31Язык книги:
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217
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Though perhaps better known as a novelist, John Buchan was also a prolific author of short fiction, having published several short stories and collections during his life.
A Scotsman, many of Buchan’s stories are set in Scotland and feature regional folklore and customs of the region, often making use of Scottish vernacular speech. His writes in many genres, including adventure and historical fiction, and covers many themes, like spirituality and the...
The Powerhouse
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2025-12-19Язык книги:
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33
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Edward Leithen is a young M.P., barrister, and rising man in London society. When one of his old friends goes missing, Leithen decides to investigate. He discovers that some element of danger was involved in his friend’s flight, and from that point events spiral beyond his control. Along with a couple friends whose help he has sought, Leithen finds himself facing the wrath of a powerful and sinister secret organization.
While this yarn carries the reader along with its fast-paced events, drama, and danger, it still allows for some measured reflections on the political nature of a technocratic society. One of John...
The Thirty-Nine Steps
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John BuchanДата добавления:
2022-03-18Язык книги:
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41
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Published in 1915, The Thirty-Nine Steps is a thriller set in Britain on the eve of the First World War.
The novel’s protagonist, Richard Hannay, is an expatriate Scot who has just returned to London after many years in South Africa working in the mining industry. He finds England extremely dull and is just considering returning to South Africa when he is accosted by another inhabitant of the block of flats where he is living.
This man, Scudder, tells Hannay he knows of a fantastical plot by England’s enemies to create a diplomatic scandal. Hannay, at first skeptical, eventually accepts that there is something in it and harbours Scudder in his own flat. Returning to his flat some days later, Hannay is horrified to find...
The Three Hostages
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2024-10-24Язык книги:
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113
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Published in 1924, The Three Hostages is the fourth of John Buchan’s novels to feature Richard Hannay.
Following the conclusion of the Great War, Hannay has retired from British intelligence. He is coaxed from retirement to aid in the rescue of three prominent hostages held by an international criminal organization bent on controlling the disturbed minds of those affected by the Great War. Hannay pretends to succumb to hypnotic mind control and secretly travels to a remote farm in Norway to continue the hostage...















