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Huntingtower
John Buchan
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Description for Huntingtower
Paperback. Editor(s): Stonehouse, Ann F. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FC; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian princess, who is held prisoner in the rambling mansion, Huntingtower. This modern fairy-tale is also a gripping adventure story, and in it Buchan introduces some of his best-loved characters, including the Gorbals Die-Hards, who reappear in later novels. He also paints a remarkable picture of a man rejuvenated by joining ... Read more
Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian princess, who is held prisoner in the rambling mansion, Huntingtower. This modern fairy-tale is also a gripping adventure story, and in it Buchan introduces some of his best-loved characters, including the Gorbals Die-Hards, who reappear in later novels. He also paints a remarkable picture of a man rejuvenated by joining ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199537860
SKU
V9780199537860
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