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The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Island of Sheep: Authorised Edition
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Buchan
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| Series | The Richard Hannay Adventures |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 130 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781846971563
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.912 |
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| Edition |
Authorised Edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Birlinn General
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| Imprint |
Birlinn Ltd
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| Publication Date |
29 June 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Island of Sheep is the fifth, last and most unusual of the Hannay books. Having returned once again to a quiet life at Fosse Manor, Hannay's life is shaken a final time when the son of an old acquaintance from Africa asks for his help in finishing a feud that goes back thirty years to a hilltop in Rhodesia. Hannay sets out to protect the family - a trip that takes him from the England he knows to the Norlands, the Island of Sheep of the title (loosely based on the Faroe Islands where Buchan holidayed and wrote the book).
Author Biography
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.
Reviews'Buchan was a major influence on my work' -- Alfred Hitchcock
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