John Burnet of Barns
(Paperback, Authorised Edition)
Publishing Details
John Burnet of Barns
By (Author) John Buchan
Birlinn General
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
6th February 2020
Authorised Edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 130mm, Height 195mm, Spine 25mm
297g
Description
John Burnet of Barns was Buchan's first fully realised, full-length work of fiction. It tells the story of two young noblemen - John Burnet, heir to the ancient house of Barns the last in a long line of Border reivers, and his cousin, Captain Gilbert Burnet, a dashing, ruthless soldier.
Their lifelong rivalry results in treachery, betrayal and a desperate struggle for survival.
Reviews
'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 *Author Bio
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 Georges Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.
