Description
Product ID: | 9781846971563 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | The Richard Hannay Adventures |
Title: | The Island of Sheep |
Subtitle: | Authorised Edition |
Authors: | Author: John Buchan |
Page Count: | 272 |
Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Thriller / suspense fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense, Adventure, Historical fiction |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 tranquillity of his English manor to the Scottish Borders and, ultimately, to Scandinavia. 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 post-war world.With an introduction by Andrew Lownie.This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society. |
Imprint Name: | Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited |
Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2010-06-29 |