The Three Hostages
Authorised Edition
Published on 29. June 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-84697-157-0 (ISBN)
Description
After distinguished service in the First World War, Richard Hannay settles into peaceful domesticity with his wife Mary and their young son. However, news comes to him of three kidnappings. With no more than a few tantalisingly cryptic lines of verse as clues, he is soon on the trail of Dominick Medina - a charismatic polymath but a man 'utterly and consumedly wicked'. As Hannay uncovers an international plot to twist innocent minds through hypnotism and blackmail, it appears that he has met his match in one of Buchan's most memorable villains.
With an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.
With an introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.
Reviews / Votes
'Don't forget John Buchan ... very much a writer for our troubled times' * The Catholic Herald * 'For his time, Buchan defined the spy story formula' * The New Criterion *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
307 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84697-157-0 (9781846971570)
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Person
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 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.