John Burnet Of Barns [Paperback]

John Buchan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2009

This historical adventure romance portrays the lives of the Covenanters in the Scottish Borders. It is the seventeenth century and treachery and revenge feature when a young nobleman sets out to gain an education abroad. In his absence he is betrayed by his cousin.

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'Buchan knew that you can't buck the consequences of your actions, and that your life is what you make of it. Perhaps his peculiarly Scottish combination of Romanticism and Calvinism - daring living and high thinking - is due to return to fashion.' - The Independent Magazine --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He wrote adventure novels, short-story collections and biographies. His passion for the Scottish countryside is reflected in much of his writing. Buchan's adventure stories are high in romance and are peopled by a large cast of characters. 'Richard Hannay', 'Dickson McCunn' and 'Sir Edward Leithen' are three that reappear several times. Alfred Hitchcock adapted his most famous book 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', featuring Hannay, for the big screen. Born in 1875 in Perth, Buchan was the son of a minister. Childhood holidays were spent in the Borders, for which he had a great love. He was educated at Glasgow University and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was President of the Union. Called to the Bar in 1901, he became Lord Milner's assistant private secretary in South Africa. By 1907, however, he was working as a publisher with Nelson's. During the First World War Buchan was a correspondent at the Front for 'The Times', as well as being an officer in the Intelligence Corps and advisor to the War Cabinet. Elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for one of the Scottish Universities' seats in 1927, he was created Baron Tweedsmuir in 1935. From then until his death in 1940 he served as Governor General of Canada, during which time he neverthelss managed to continue writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: House of Stratus (January 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755117034
• ISBN-13: 978-0755117031
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,592,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars John Burnet of Barnes, October 9, 2009

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This review is from: John Burnet of Barns (Hardcover)

My wife is a descendant of the Burnett's of Barnes. We ordered the four hardbacks you had available for Christmas presents. Each had been removed from a library in excellent condition and each was received timely from different vendors. Thanks