Huntingtower

ISBN-13: 9781406791310 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 344 str.

John Buchan

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Contents Include: How a retired Provision Merchant felt the Impulse of Spring Of Mr. John Heritage and the Difference in Points of View How Childe Roland and Another came to the Dark Tower Dougal Of the Princess in the Tower How Mr. McCunn departed with relief and returned with resolution Sundry doings in the Mirk How a Middle-Aged Crusader accepted a Challenge The First Battle of the Cruives Deals with an Escape and a Journey Gravity out of bed How Mr. McCunn committed an Assault upon an Ally The Coming of the Danish Brig The Second Battle of the Cruives The Gorbals Die-Hards go into Action In Which a Princess leaves a Dark Tower and a Provision Merchant returns to his Family

Originally published in 1922, Huntingtower by John Buchan is set in Scotland and follows the adventures of Dickson McCunn, a newly retired grocer planning a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland, where he meets John Heritage, a young English poet. However, their peaceful, idyllic ramblings soon turn into adventure, when they discover that two woman are being held captive at a local mansion - one of them a Russian princess. This lovely book could be described as an adult fairy-tale, and will prove a great read for all.