books by John Buchan     books:     John Buchan      The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Boys are mysterious creatures, with rich imaginations and inner lives at which most can only guess. Luckily, a few writers have the talent to capture their fantasies of extraordinary adventure and epic bravery. Inspired by the success of The Dangerous Book For Boys , the six titles of the Penguin Great Books For Boys collection celebrate the ...             The Island of Sheep John Buchan BookSurge Publishing, 2001 Good book, Bad Scanning errors The three stars in my review are for *this edition* of the book. The book itself is great. If you love the Sherlock Holmes stories or books by Rider Haggard, you will love this book. Buchan tells a good tale, keeps the pace moving, and has a real love of place. His ...             The Thirty-Nine Steps, 2008 In May 1914, Europe is close to war and spies are everywhere. Richard Hannay has just returned to London from Rhodesia in order to begin a new life, when a freelance spy called Franklin P. Scudder calls on him to ask for help. Scudder reveals to Hannay that he has uncovered a German plot to murder the Greek Prime Minister and steal British plans ...             Sir Walter Ralegh: The Stanhope Essay, 1897 John Buchan BookSurge Publishing, 2001 This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1897 edition by B. H. Blackwell, Oxford.             Greenmantle John Buchan Book Jungle, 2008 One of Buchan's best Greenmantle is one of the finest examples of Buchan's writing--if not the best, although Witch Wood is a contender. During World War 1, four men embark on a trip through wartime Europe and Germany to Constantinople. Their aim is to find a secret weapon: a nuclear ray? ...             The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay: The Thirty-Nine Steps/Greenmantle/Mr. Standfast/the Three Hostages John Buchan David R Godine, 1994 Classic adventure yarns As my title says, the Four Adventures are real classics that spawned a whole library of imitators. Written as they were during the First World War and immediate post-war period by someone who both hob-nobbed with the political movers and shakers of the time & may have ...             The Thirty-Nine Steps (Penguin Classics) John Buchan Penguin Classics, 2004 Exciting spy and detective novel without a dull moment, deservedly a classic. This is a truly "rip roaring" novel from first to last chapter. It is both a detective novel and an exciting adventure story. with the main theme being the hunt for, and incapacitation of, an arm of the subversive group known as "der schwarze stein", the black stone, ...             A Prince of the Captivity John Buchan House of Stratus, 2001 "A Prince of the Captivity" is the story of Adam Melfort--an officer and a gentleman with a brilliant career ahead of him--until he is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Determined to salvage something from the wreckage of his life, Adam embarks on a series of spectacular and daring missions in the service of his country--dangerous work ...             The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan Borgo Press, 2002 On the Run from German Spies This classic spy novel published in 1915 is a fine read for the twenty-first century; it's fast-moving with a driving narrative. I read this book when I was a kid and loved it. Three movie versions have been made, the most famous being the Hitchcock version of 1935. ...             John Macnab John Buchan Polygon, 2007 An excellent outdoor adventure novel. John Buchan's book John MacNab is set in the highlands of Scotland. The three main characters, one a Cabinet minister, another a banker and the last an Attorney-General, are all suffering from boredom which they can only cure by doing something dangerous and ...             The 39 Steps JOHN BUCHAN Popular Lib, 1963 from back cover: Thirty-nine steps-- I counted them... This cryptic message, scrawled in a dead man's hand, was all that Richard Hannay had to go on. It was the only clue to the dread cult called Black Stone, and to the man with eyes lidded like a hawk. Hannay himself was a fugitive, wanted for murder. But he knew that unless he solved the ...             Witch Wood John Buchan Carroll & Graf Pub, 1989 C. S. Lewis said: "That's the way to do it" C. S. Lewis liked this novel so much that he sent the author a fan letter, stating his appreciation for Buchan's novels but speaking especially of his gratitude for Witch Wood. Lewis commended the skilful buildup of atmosphere. You can find this Lewisian nugget in ...             Prester John, 2008 A good old fashioned adventure story This is a good old fashioned adventure story-- right along with lines of "King Soloman's Mines", "Allen Quartermain", "Beau Gests", "The Sea-Hawks","She", "Scaramouche","The Scarlet Pimpernel", etc. "Prester John" is based on a character/myth of the same name. ...             Sir Walter Scott John Buchan Cassell, 1987 review 1st rate biography of scott;i know a lot about scott's life and what buchan don't mention ain't worth knowin'.makes a good defense of his lesser works when put in context of his final 5 years of writing himself out from under huge debt;one sterling writer discussing ...             The Blanket of the Dark John Buchan House of Stratus, 2001 A good read This was an enjoyable read for anyone who appreciates the older style of true English writing. The story is about Peter's adventures throughout the old English countryside; the writer does an excellent job of helping the reader envision the scenes as they unfold. ...          products you might be interested in search for books adventures, captivity, greenmantle, hostages, standfast, thirty-nine      toavi.com    web we recommend A good old fashioned adventure story randomly chosen DVD: All About Eve