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Depressed and indifferent heir of a vast coffee import fortune, Peter Van Dyke finds his life and high society engagement turn upside down when his...

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The book gives, perhaps, the most vivid and coherent account in literature of the Suffragette Movement in England, written with an insight and sympathy that...

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Thorne Smith's comic mystery novel, in the vein of Topper and Turnabout.

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The beloved characters—mortal and immortal—of Topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of France. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved comedies,...

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In Witch Wood, John Buchan spins a mesmerizing tale of mysterious events in seventeenth-century rural Scotland. At the time the novel appeared, Samuel...

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The collection is made up of eight stories, all set in the Scottish Highlands and with an element of the supernatural.

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Set during the tumultuous reign of King Henry VIII, The Blanket of the Dark offers readers an intimate look at 16th century English society. From the...

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This 1929 adventure novel by John Buchan features his popular character Sandy Arbuthnot. The story is set in the fictional South American country of Olifa....

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A young boy, Bill, buys a walking stick from a roadside pedlar. He discovers that it's a magic stick that will take the owner to anywhere he wishes....

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Regarded by many critics as one of the finest historical novels ever written, Midwinter tells the tale of Alastair Maclean, confidant of Prince Charles...

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A very enjoyable and plausible story of a young entrepreneur who seeks his fortune in early New England. Buchan uses a mix of colonialist/indigenous...

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The Path of the King follows the lineage of a legendary Viking prince whose ancient band of gold is passed down through generations, linking the descendants...

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Described by Buchan as an "auld Highland story", it is set in 1745, the year when Bonnie Prince Charlie landed in Scotland and set in play the events that...

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Prester John is a 1910 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It tells the story of a young Scotsman named David Crawfurd and his adventures in...

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The hero of the novel is Adam Melfort, who marries young to a beautiful but mindless socialite who cannot return his love for her. When she forges her...

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The Free Fishers by John Buchan tells the story of a young man named Peter who leaves his studies to go salmon fishing in the Scottish highlands. There he...

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Twelve stories told at the monthly meetings of a (fictional) London dining club, whose members included some famous figures from Buchan's novels, such as...

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Buchan's first book: the Sieur de Rohaine has fallen on hard times and leaves his native France to live for a while in the Scottish Highlands. "We...

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This historical novel by John Buchan follows the life story of the fictional John Burnet, born in 1666 in the Scottish Borders. Presented as an...