John Buchan

Broschiertes Buch

The Richard Hannay Collection - Volume II - The Three Hostages, The Island of Sheep

Beschreibung

Richard Hannay is the most famous creation of author and diplomat John Buchan. Hannay can be seen to be the first true action hero of British literature, a decorated soldier and spy, constantly needed by the government to thwart plots against the empire. Here collected are the last two novels to have Richard Hannay as the lead protagonist.

Autor

John Buchan (1875 - 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First World War. Buchan was in 1927 elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: White Press
• Seitenzahl: 816
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1130g
• ISBN-13: 9781473317697
• ISBN-10: 147331769X
• Artikelnr.: 41040395