Libros de John Buchan

The Three Hostages

• 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 Courts Of The Morning

• One of John Buchan’s most famous characters, Sandy Arbuthnot is the hero of this story of adventure in a far flung country. Sandy must battle against a charismatic industrial tycoon who wants to take over the world.

The Blanket Of The Dark

• A grand, sweeping historical drama. Set in Mediaeval England during a tense time as a the country waits for the new king to be crowned. A enthralling, richly detailed story of intrigue and passion.

The Heroes Of John Buchan - Richard Hannay In ’the Thirty-nine Steps’ - Edward Leith In ’sick Heart River’ - Sandy Arbuthnot In ’the Courts Of The

• John Buchan may hold the title of the man who invented spy adventure, bringing Richard Hannay fully formed to readers in the early 19th century. Hannay is just one of his masterful creations, Edward Leithen and Sandy Arbuthnot would follow the Hannay nove...

Witch Wood

• First published in 1927 and set in the 17th century, this is a wonderful story of witchcraft in the forests of England.

Sick Heart River

• "Sick Heart River" is a powerful and compelling novel originally published in 1941. It is John Buchan’s last novel which was completed days before his death in 1940. It follows a dying protagonist, Edward Leithen, who confronts...

Memory Hold-the-door

• 380 páginas
• John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, had a remarkable life and here is his wonderfully written and fascinating memoir. Buchan can very readily be described as a man of empire, serving in the army during the Boer war and becoming a diplomat and well read hist...

Historical Romances Of John Buchan - A Lost Lady Of Old Years, Witch Wood, Sir Quixote Of The Moors

• John Buchan is one of the finest writers of historical romances, novels packed with beautifully described landscapes and rich powerful characters.

Salute To Adventurers

• A thrilling and superbly written historical romance. The story of Andrew Garveld, a young man born into a poor but once noble family, sets about changing his fortune by travelling to Edinburgh but meets many people along the way and events spiral and chan...

The Dancing Floor

• 338 páginas
• Edward Leithen is one of John Buchan’s most famous heroes. Here Leithen finds himself in Greece with an old friend and must save the life a stubborn but beautiful young women.

The Thirty-nine Steps

• 176 páginas
• The Thirty-Nine Steps was originally published in 1915 as the first of 5 novels featuring Hannay, an all action hero with a particular knack for getting himself out of tight spot. John Buchan may hold the title of the man who invented spy adventure, bring...

John Buchan's History Of The Battle Of The Somme, 1916

• For many years there were few more highly regarded histories of the momentous Battle of the Somme, 1916, than that written by John Buchan, the renowned author of 'The Thirty Nine Steps,' 'Greenmantle,' 'Huntingtower' and many others....

John Buchan's 1914

• In the late summer of 1914, the eyes of the world were fixed upon Europe as seemingly unstoppable German armies simultaneously marched eastwards and westwards subduing nations and forcing their armies to retreat. This was the beginning of an industrial...

John Buchan's 1914

• In the late summer of 1914, the eyes of the world were fixed upon Europe as seemingly unstoppable German armies simultaneously marched eastwards and westwards subduing nations and forcing their armies to retreat. This was the beginning of an industrial...

The Causal And The Casual In History

John Buchan's 1914

• John Buchan was a popular author of historical and adventure fiction whose works remain in print to the present day. He also wrote important works of non-fiction that are less well remembered. Among these was a commissioned, multi-volume history of the...

The Battle Of Jutland

• The battle of Jutland was the largest navel confrontation during the First World War involving the British and German fleets. John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a man in position to write the history of the Great War as it took place, using political...

Owc Thirty Nine Steps (buchan) Ed 08

• 160 páginas
• Colección Oxford World s Classics

The Complete Richard Hannay Stories

• Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer and diplomat..

The Three Hostages

• 320 páginas
• After distinguished service in the First World War, Richard Hannay settles into peaceful domesticity with his wife Mary and their young son. However, news comes to him of three kidnappings. With no more than a few tantalisingly cryptic lines of verse as...