1916
| Boys are mysterious creatures, with rich imaginations and inner lives at which most can only guess. Luckily, a few writers have the talent to capture their fantasies of extraordinary adventure and epic bravery. Inspired by the success of The Dangerous Book For Boys, the six titles of the Penguin Great Books For Boyscollection celebrate the adventurer within every boy with tales of shipwreck, murder, espionage, and survival. With a striking series look that is nostalgic and, at the same time, com....[more] |
1978
| Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
1956
| As Director of Intelligence in the Ministry of Information John Buchan was in the position to gain knowledge about the 1st World War and the investigations that took place. In Prester John David Craeford travels from Scotland to South Africa to seek his fortune. On his sea voyage he meets John Laputa a famous Zulu minister. David finds himself with the key to an uprising led by the minister who has taken the name Prester John. David finds lost treasure, lost civilizations, lions, tigers, friends....[more] |
| As Director of Intelligence in the Ministry of Information John Buchan was in the position to gain knowledge about the first world war and the investigations that took place. Richard Hannay appears in 4 novels by John Buchan (1875-1940). He is a prominent figure in Greenmantle, Thirty-Nine Steps, Three Hostages and Mr. Standfast. Greenmantle is an adventure story of World War I dealing with the work of English secret service agents in Constantinople. The object of their mission is to foil a Germ....[more] |
| As Director of Intelligence in the Ministry of Information John Buchan was in the position to gain knowledge about the fist world war and the investigations that took place. Richard Hannay appears in 4 novels by John Buchan (1875-1940). He is a prominent figure in Greenmantle, Thirty-Nine Steps, Three Hostages and Mr. Standfast. The title, Mr. Standfast, refers to a character in Pilgrim¿s Progress. Hannay uses this book to decode secret messages from his companions. Brigadier-General Hannay is r....[more] |
1916
| John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (1875-1940), was a Scottish novelist best known for "The Thirty-Nine Steps," as well as a Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. |
1996
| NOTE: THIS IS a DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOK. My arm was too short to make a fighter of me, and I could only strive to close, that I might get the use of my weight and my great strength of neck and shoulder. Ringan danced round me, tapping me lightly on nose and cheek, but hard enough to make the blood flow, I defended myself as best I could, while my temper rose rapidly and made me forget my penitence. Time and again I looked for a chance to slip in, but he was as wary as a fox, and was a yard off befor....[more] |
2006
| 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 ....[more] |
1916
| From the heart of a great hill land Glenavelin stretches west and south to the wider Gled valley where its stream joins with the greater water in its seaward course.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1) |
1984
| Written in 1916, The Power House was the first adventure of prosperous Scots lawyer and MP Sir Edward Leithen and tells of a young lawyer fleeing murderous establishment figures and villains. |
2009
| General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1922 Original Publisher: George H. Doran company Subjects: McCunn, Dickson (Fictitious character) Kidnapping Princesses Scotland Fiction / Action |
| `They were perhaps three hundred yards away from me, but their personalities seemed as vivid as if they were in the same room. I had an overpowering impression of a burning vitality which was also evil, a glowing, incandescent evil.' The Island of Sheep (1936) is John Buchan's last thriller, featuring the return of Richard Hannay, the hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast and The Three Hostages, from a comfortable retirement. Hannay redeems his promise to protect the son of an....[more] |
2004
| Short excerpt: While golden-grey, o'er kirk and wall, Day wakes in the ancient capital. |
1987
| Large Format for easy reading. Thriller from the first Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist and politician and author of The Thirty-Nine Steps. |
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