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John Macnab
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In 1925, John Buchan published his second most famous novel,
: three high-flying, middle-aged men—a barrister, a cabinet minister, and a banker—are suffering from boredom. They concoct a risky plan to cure it. They inform three Scottish estates that they will poach two stags and a salmon from each, in a given time. They sign collectively as "John McNab" and await the responses . . .
This novel from one of Hitchcock's favorite writers is a light interlude within the "Leithen Stories" series—an evocative look at the hunting, shooting and fishing lifestyle in Highland Scotland.
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“If you're not one for detailed descriptions every so often of how the ground lies, you might get bogged down in a couple parts of John Macnab, but it's well worth it! John Buchan's adventures are always excellent and this was no exception.”
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About John Buchan
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. Hew Strachan is Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford; his research interests include military history from the 18th century to date, including contemporary strategic studies, but with particular interest in the First World War and in the history of the British Army.
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