Castle Gay

Castle Gay
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011-12-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755116968

Retired Glasgow provisions merchant and adventurer, Dickson McCunn, first seen in 'Huntingtower', features. His group of boys known as the 'Gorbals Die-hards' have gone on to Cambridge University. Now they embark upon 'seeing the world'. Their escapades involve Castle Gay, its occupant Mr Craw, and all manner of interesting characters.

Memory Hold-the-Door

Memory Hold-the-Door
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Memory Hold-the-Door" by John Buchan. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay

The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Total Pages: 698
Release: 1988
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780879238711

John Buchan is the father of the modern spy thriller. This is so even though the Hannay books are not, strictly speaking, about spies at all in the professional sense of the word. They are about penetration of the enemy, about lonely escape and wild journeys, about the thin veneer that stands between civilsation and barbarism.

The Marquis of Montrose.by John Buchan (Illustrated)

The Marquis of Montrose.by John Buchan (Illustrated)
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2016-04-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781530958467

A classic study of James Graham a hero, nobleman and military genius who struggled for years against the anti royalists in the Civil War in Scotland. It covers his life from his youth through to the marches across mountains and glens until he was executed in 1650.

Prester John

Prester John
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2011-12-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755117131

After his father's death, our young hero sets off to make his fortune in South Africa. He gets tangled up in an African tribal uprising and a strange encounter and rumours he hears make him suspect that his destination may not be as predictable as he has supposed. Set at the turn of the last century, this is a riveting adventure story.

The Three Hostages

The Three Hostages
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2015-04-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473373646

The fourth of the five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan. Here we find our hero Richard Hannay living a quiet life in the countryside with a wife and young child but his past comes back to haunt him and he once more must face up to an arch-enemy.

The House of the Four Winds

The House of the Four Winds
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2008-09-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1842327720

A sequel to 'Huntingtower' and 'Castle Gay', 'The House of the Four Winds' is set in Central Europe in the 1930's. Scottish grocer Dickson McCunn features in his most exciting role. Gorbals Die-hards, Jaikie and his pals, are now dabbling in politics. On his trek across Europe, Jaikie is warned to avoid Evallonia. It is in danger of being overthrown by the cruel Mastrovin. However Jaikie cannot resist taking a look and ends up being kidnapped twice. Moreover, he is not the only one needing to be rescued, and Evallonia's fate hangs in the balance until Dickson McCunn appears on the scene.

Sick Heart River

Sick Heart River
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2011-12-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755117174

Sir Edward Leithen is given a year to live and decides to devote his last months to seeking out and restoring to health Galliard, a young Canadian banker, who is searching for the 'River of the Sick Heart'. Braving an Arctic winter, Leithen finds the banker and then his own health returns, yet only one of the men will return to civilization ....