John Buchan
A Companion to the Mystery Fiction
Kate
Macdonald
Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell
ISBN
978-0-7864-3489-3
34 photos, chronology, bibliography, index
229pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2009
Available for immediate shipment
Description
The works of Scottish politician, statesman and thriller writer John Buchan examined the nature of good and evil and explored the shifting boundaries between civilization and anarchy. Buchan published the best-selling The Thirty-Nine Steps in 1915, one of 40 novels of his long career, which also included 60 works of non-fiction.
This comprehensive companion to Buchan’s mystery fiction includes entries on the characters, novels, short fiction, films, themes, and symbols with special attention to the serialized secret agent Richard Hannay, Buchan’s most famous character. Also included are photographs, chronologies, appendices, a brief biography, a bibliography and a thorough index.
About the Author
Kate Macdonald is an English professor at the University of Ghent in Belgium. She was the editor of the John Buchan Journal from 1997 to 2007. Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell lives outside of Washington, D.C.
Reviews
"Anyone who has fallen under the spell of John Buchan will find something of value in this excellent reference work"--Dime Novel Round-Up
"superb...sets a high standard for future volumes, which I hope will be equally rich in scholarly rigor and critical acumen"--Mystery Scene
"useful study"--ARBA
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