Prester John
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with foxing. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Faded spine.
In the sun-scorched wilds of southern Africa, a young Scottish clerk named David Crawfurd stumbles into a conspiracy that will test his courage, cunning, and very survival. Prester John chronicles Crawfurd's entanglement with John Laputa, a charismatic Zulu preacher who seeks to unite the African tribes under the banner of the legendary medieval priest-king, Prester John, in a sweeping rebellion against British colonial rule. Published in 1910, John Buchan's gripping adventure novel blends colonial-era intrigue with breathless action, carrying the reader across treacherous landscapes and into the heart of an audacious uprising. Buchan writes with the commanding authority of a man who understood empire from the inside — he served as a British colonial administrator — lending the novel a vivid authenticity that few adventure writers of his era could match. Prester John stands as a landmark of early twentieth-century adventure fiction, a precursor to the genre-defining Richard Hannay series, and a window into the complex moral tensions of the colonial world. Rich with suspense and shot through with questions of power, identity, and loyalty, it leaves the reader wondering whether Crawfurd's victory was truly the triumph it appeared to be.
Author: John Buchan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1910, Nelson (Famous Books)
Genre: Adventure fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - small tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed with foxing. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Faded spine.
In the sun-scorched wilds of southern Africa, a young Scottish clerk named David Crawfurd stumbles into a conspiracy that will test his courage, cunning, and very survival. Prester John chronicles Crawfurd's entanglement with John Laputa, a charismatic Zulu preacher who seeks to unite the African tribes under the banner of the legendary medieval priest-king, Prester John, in a sweeping rebellion against British colonial rule. Published in 1910, John Buchan's gripping adventure novel blends colonial-era intrigue with breathless action, carrying the reader across treacherous landscapes and into the heart of an audacious uprising. Buchan writes with the commanding authority of a man who understood empire from the inside — he served as a British colonial administrator — lending the novel a vivid authenticity that few adventure writers of his era could match. Prester John stands as a landmark of early twentieth-century adventure fiction, a precursor to the genre-defining Richard Hannay series, and a window into the complex moral tensions of the colonial world. Rich with suspense and shot through with questions of power, identity, and loyalty, it leaves the reader wondering whether Crawfurd's victory was truly the triumph it appeared to be.