The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition by Buchan, John

The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846971563)

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The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition by Buchan, John

The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition

$14.95
The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition by Buchan, John

The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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A long-forgotten promise made by Richard Hannay finds him honour-bound to resolve a violent vendetta in which the lives of a young father and his daughter are in danger from unscrupulous and desperate men. Hannay sets out on a high-octane chase from the rural tranquility of his English manor to the Scottish Borders and, ultimately, to the remote Island of Sheep.

This, the last of the Hannay adventures - and the last of Buchan's novels to be published during his lifetime - is a rare gem of high drama interwoven with Buchan's personal beliefs about the problems of a post-war world.

With an introduction by Andrew Lownie.

This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.

Author: John Buchan
ISBN-10: 184697156X
ISBN-13: 9781846971563
Publisher: Polygon
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2010
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
By John Buchan
By John Buchan
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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. Andrew Lownie was educated in Edinburgh. He is the author of John Buchan: The Presbyterian Cavalier, and has edited Buchan's poetry and short stories. He lives in London where he works as a literary agent.

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