John Buchan: 297 books

From the heart of a great hill land Glenavelin stretches west and south to the wider Gled valley, where its stream joins with the greater water in its seaward course. Its head is far inland in a place of mountain solitudes, but its mouth is all but on the lip of the sea, and salt breezes fight with...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: " 'I am going to live somewhere hereabouts,' he answered at last. I whistled. 'Then you've got to put your hand in your pocket, old man. You'll have to make everything, including a map of the countryside.' 'I...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.*** Synopsis: Set in the closing years of the nineteenth century, The Half-Hearted tells the story of Lewis Haystoun, a dilettante and coward. At a Scottish country house party hosted by Lady Manorwater, Lewis falls...

What is the true root of royal blood? A band of gold belonging to a young Viking prince is passed from generation to generation. Follow this convoluted, yet heroic, path to the making of one of history's greatest leaders.

Mr Anthony Lammas, whose long legs had been covering ground at the rate of five miles an hour, slackened his pace, for he felt the need of ordering a mind which for some hours had been dancing widdershins. For one thing the night had darkened, since the moon had set, and the coast track which he followed...

Around my feet the clouds are drawn In the cold mystery of the dawn; No breezes cheer, no guests intrude My mossy, mist-clad solitude; When sudden down the steeps of sky Flames a long, lightening wind. On high The steel-blue arch shines clear, and far, In the low lands where cattle are, Towns smoke....

THE present writer is ill–equipped for the task of describing great houses, but Musuru demands that he should dedicate his slender talents to the attempt. From a wayside station on the railway between Mombasa and Port Florence a well–made highway runs north along the edge of the plateau through...

The three of us in that winter camp in the Selkirks were talking the slow aimless talk of wearied men. The Soldier, who had seen many campaigns, was riding his hobby of the Civil War and descanting on Lee's tactics in the last Wilderness struggle. I said something about the stark romance of it—of...

A wonderful collection of stories dealing with escapes and adventurous journeys, including the escape of Charles II to France, Winston Churchill's escape from South Africa and many more.

Si quelqu'un lui avait dit une semaine auparavant qu'il se trouverait dans un monde si étrange, il se serait violemment disputé avec son informateur. Il y a une semaine, il était un moderne cynique lucide, un contemner d'illusions, un avaleur de formules, un casseur de faux-semblants - un homme...

Je suis rentré en France le 13 septembre et j'ai repris mon ancienne brigade le 19 du même mois. Nous avons été bousculés au Polygon Wood le 26 et, après quatre jours, nous avons été tellement malmenés que nous avons été emmenés pour être remis en état. Le 7 octobre, à ma grande surprise,...

Je venais de terminer le petit-déjeuner et je remplissais ma pipe quand j'ai reçu le télégramme de Bullivant. C'était à Furling, la grande maison de campagne du Hampshire où je venais de me mettre en convalescence après Loos, et Sandy, qui était dans le même cas, était à la recherche de...

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Retold for Learners of English by Nick Bullard. 'I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying...

In the waning years of WWI, Brigadier-General Hannay is recalled from fighting on the Western Front. He is sent on a secret mission throughout Britain, searching for a German spy that is at large. Disguised as a pacifist, he investigates the German spy and his associates. His search for answers will lead him to the Swiss Alps where the Britain's future hangs in the balance.