The Leithen Stories: The Power-house: John Macnab: The Dancing Floor: Sick Heart River (Canongate Classics #23)
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- Synopsis
- Four classic adventure novels starring Scottish hero Sir Edward Leithen from the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps, who &“invented the modern spy novel&” (New Statesman). Sir Edward Leithen, lawyer, politician, sportsman and occasional philosopher, was probably the most autobiographical of John Buchan&’s heroes. This collection of four novels, written over a span of thirty years, shows Leithen/Buchan in all his moods—from the urban menace of The Power-House in which &“the thin line between civilization and barbarism&” runs through London&’s West End; to the Highland exhilaration of John Macnab; the twists and turns of The Dancing Floor; and Sick Heart River, where Leithen meets death and redemption in the wastes of Canada. Buchan&’s learning and practical experience took him far beyond the range of the &“clubland hero&” and these tales lead us to the heart of one of Scotland&’s most fascinating and enigmatic writers. &“John Buchan was the first to realize the enormous dramatic value of adventure in familiar surroundings happening to unadventurous men.&”—Graham Greene &“Leithen is his most autobiographical [character] . . . It&’s Leithen who stars in The Power-House (serialized in 1913), the novel that kicked off Buchan&’s run of &‘shockers&’—as he called his thrillers and adventure stories. And it is Leithen who brings it to a close in Sick Heart River (1941). If Hannay is the man of empire, all blunt action and luck brought on by confidence, Leithen is the man of the capital, a power broker bent on doing good but also on escaping to the country at week&’s end.&”—The Wall Street Journal
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 348 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781847675576
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780862419950
- Publisher:
- Canongate Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/17/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Canongate
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Introduction by:
- Christopher Harvie