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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Birlinn General

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781846970726

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 304

PUBLICATION DATE:
August 1, 2008

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The Blanket of the Dark

Buchan skilfully weaves the story of young clerk Peter Pentecost, who has a claim to the throne, and a tale of intrigue against King Henry VIII, where ‘under the blanket of the dark all men are alike and all are nameless’. Buchan’s description of the ruthless king is compelling. His knowledge of the time of Henry’s reign and his love of the Oxfordshire countryside are apparent.

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Blanket of the Dark, TheISBN: 9781846970726Author: John BuchanImprint: PolygonPublication Date: Aug 2008Format: PBPrice: GBP6.99Stock Status: not yet published email me when it's in stock Aa Aa Aa '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

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John Buchan

One of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite writers, John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. He was born in Perth, an eldest son, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. In 1907 he married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor and they subsequently had four children. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George’s Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.