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The Island of Sheep

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A long-forgotten promise made by Richard Hannay finds him honour-bound to resolve a violent vendetta in which the lives of a young father and his daughter are in danger from unscrupulous and desperate men. Hannay sets out on a high-octane chase from the rural tranquility of his English manor to the Scottish Borders and, ultimately, to the remote Island of Sheep.

This, the last of the Hannay adventures – and the last of Buchan’s novels to be published during his lifetime – is a rare gem of high drama interwoven with Buchan’s personal beliefs about the problems of a ... Read more

With an introduction by Andrew Lownie.

This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846971563
SKU
V9781846971563
Shipping Time
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About John Buchan
John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist, born in Perth in 1875. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George’s Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.

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'Buchan was a major influence on my work' 
Alfred Hitchcock

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