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Prester John

Author
John Buchan
Series
Classic Sensation
Language
English
Length
176 pages
ISBN
9781910558423
Published
15 October 2014
Imprint
Fractal Press
  • John Buchan
  • thriller
  • crime
  • mystery
  • detective
  • shocking
  • spy
  • murder
  • forgery
  • seduction

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Prester John tells the story of a young Scotsman named David Crawfurd and his adventures in South Africa, where a Zulu uprising is tied to the medieval legend of Prester John. Crawfurd is similar in many ways to Buchan's later character, Richard Hannay.

Author

John Buchan was a Scottish novelist, historian and political leader who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. Buchan's 100 works include nearly thirty novels, seven collections of short stories, and biographies of Sir Walter Scott, Caesar Augustus, and Oliver Cromwell. Buchan is considered a pioneer of thriller and suspense genre in English literature.

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