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John Law: A Scottish Adventurer of the Eighteenth Century
Author: James Buchan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 528 At the summit of his power, John Law was the most famous man in Europe. Born in Scotland in 1671, he was...
A Street Shaken by Light: The Story of William Neilson, Volume I
'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' Marianka Swain, Telegraph One of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William...
The Authentic Adam Smith: His Life and Ideas
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Celebrated author James Buchan breathes new life into Adam Smith's legacy and the beginnings of modern economics. The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) has been adopted by neoconservatives as the...
The House of Widows: A swashbuckling, epic tale of adventure: Volume 4
'A concisely rich reading experience like no other . . . immensely, continuously exciting to boot. Highly, highly recommended' Francis Spufford 'An epic voyage well worth taking' Telegraph 'There is...
A Good Place To Die
John Pitt, a 19-year-old drop out, has arrived in Isfahan. He has an idea he wants to be a hippie. Passing himself off as a graduate, he becomes a teacher...
A Street Shaken by Light: The Story of William Neilson, Volume I
'An epic voyage well worth taking ... Exhilarating' Marianka Swain, TelegraphOne of Britain's outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William Neilson....
A Chalice Argent: A swashbuckling, epic tale of adventure: [...]
'Delightful ... William Neilson continues to exhibit basically all of the virtues. He's brave, stoical, generous, truthful, constant, protective towards the weak and honourable to a fault. Yet entirely likeable....
Greenmantle
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Author: John BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: Heron BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis classic spy thriller chronicles the perilous journey of Richard Hannay during the tumultuous backdrop of World War I. Hannay...
John Buchan by His Wife and Friends
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Mr. Standfast
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Huntingtower
After selling his business, rich middle-aged merchant Dickson McCunn decides to set out on a walking holiday in the Scottish Borders. There he meets a young English poet, and both...
Memory Hold-The-Door
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Edition: sept repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage. A distinguished memoir...
The Buchan Papers
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The King's Grace 1910-1935
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Author: John BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton., 1935Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor soiling and tears to DJ, top-edge discoloured from tanning, light foxing...
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'My guest was lying sprawled on his back. There was a long knife through his heart which...
Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan
John Buchan's name is known across the world for The Thirty-Nine Steps . In the past hundred years the classic thriller has never been out of print and has inspired...
Greenmantle
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Author: John BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson., 1916Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some chipping and rubs to DJ, top-edge discoloured from...
The Thirty-Nine Steps: Popular Penguins
Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat,...
The Thirty-Nine Steps
A gripping tale of adventure that has enthralled readers since it was first published, John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps is edited with an introduction and notes by Sir John Keegan...
The King's Grace: 1910-1935
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThe King's Grace: 1910-1935 chronicles a pivotal quarter-century in British history,...
Prester John
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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...
Lubyanka
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerLubyanka plunges readers into the shadowy world of international espionage, where secrets are currency and betrayal lurks at...
Mr. Standfast
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Author: John BuchanBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1919Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping spy thriller, Mr. Standfast, chronicles...
The Buchanan Girls
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The Courts Of The Morning
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadowed jungles of a fictional South American republic, Richard Hannay's old comrade Sandy Arbuthnot embarks on one of the most audacious missions...
The Path Of The King
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersFrom a Viking longship to the forests of colonial...
The Free Fishers
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodSet against the windswept coasts and political intrigues of early nineteenth-century Scotland, The Free Fishers is a gripping tale of loyalty, danger, and the...
Kruger's Gold
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In January 1903 John Buchan, one of Milner's Kindergarten, is summoned to a meeting in Johannesburg with Lord Milner and visiting British Secretary of State, Joseph Chamberlain. He is informed...
Oliver Cromwell
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Edition: 1st ed., 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Scarce DJ - chipped with some...
Shogun
Author: James Clavell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: This is James Clavell's tour-de-force; an epic saga of one Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, and his integration into the struggles and strife of...
The Massacre of Glencoe
An historical account of the massacre, in February 1692, of the small Clan MacDonald of Glencoe by Campbell of Glenlyon's troops under orders from the English Government. It marked the...
The Artist Explorers: Painting The New World
It was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and other Europeans to venture out...
Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales from Burns to Buchan
A lively and enchanting collection of much-loved tales, new to Penguin Classics Mystery and excitement abound in this lively collection of fairy tales, folklore and legends, which celebrate Scotland's enormously...
The Half-Hearted
Book Excerpt: ipating some gamekeeper orshepherd."Lewie is my nephew. He lives at Etterick, up at the head of the glen."Miss Afflint spoke for the first time. "A very good man....
The Dancing Floor
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA sinister recurring dream, an enigmatic Greek island, and a conspiracy rooted in ancient paganism collide in John Buchan's gripping thriller The Dancing Floor....
Pathfinder, 'Kriegie' and Gumboot Governor
Author: Sir James Rowland Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 520 A descendant of early pioneers of New South Wales, James Rowland combined a thirst for adventure with a strong sense...
The Thirty-Nine Steps: Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens)
When Richard Hannay finds the corpse of freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder in his London flat, he goes on the run, fearing that his life is in danger. Scudder had...
Two Women in Rome: 'Beautifully atmospheric' Adele Parks
Author: Elizabeth Buchan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 In the Eternal City, no secret stays hidden forever... Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited newly married and ready for change...
James: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024! 'Percival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book' - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust From...
John Masefield: Letters To Reyna
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Author: John MasefieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Buchan & Enright Publishers, London, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compilation of personal correspondence. These letters offer insights into...
The Thirty Nine Steps (Heroes & Villains)
Vintage Heroes & Villains- A lineup of literature's most dastardly, devilish and daring characters May 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a...