John Buchan: 297 books

Richard Hannay finds himself in London while WWI is brewing. After befriending an American spy, he learns of an assassination plot that could send Britain to war. When the American is found murdered, Hannay becomes the prime suspect. The British police and the German spies that killed the American...

Dougal and Jaikie set off travelling the world, but first they must visit Mr Craw and his Castle Gay fully of mysterious characters.

Hannay is called by an old oath to protect the son of a man he once knew, who is also heir to the secret of a great treasure. He obtains help from Sandy Arbuthnot, now Lord Clanroyden, and Lombard.

Dick Hannay is called out of uniform by his old comrade, spymaster Sir Walter Bullivant, and sent to Fosse Manor in the Cotswolds to receive further instructions. He must pose as a South African, an objector to the war, and once more takes on the name Cornelius Brand.

Set during the early part of Henry VIII's reign, the story revolves around a young clerk Peter Pentecost, who proves to be a descendent of Henry of Buckingham and, thus, has a claim to the throne.

The Power-House, an international anarchist organization is led by a rich Englishman named Andrew Lumley. Its plan to destroy Western civilisation is thwarted by Leithen with the assistance of a burly Labour MP.

Dick Hannay se voit confier une mission secrète de la plus haute importance : trouver ce qui se trame en Turquie, et qui pourrait changer la face de la Grande guerre. Aidé par trois personnes : d’un américain, d’un de ses amis Dick, et d’un vieux casseur Australien, ils doivent gagner la Turquie. Dick Hannay, quant à lui, se retrouve en Allemagne…

Dans l'Angleterre en guerre, un officier, Dick Hannay, en convalescence après une blessure, se voit confier une mission secrète de la plus haute importance : trouver ce qui se trame en Turquie, et qui pourrait changer la face de la guerre. Aidé d'un américain flegmatique, Blenkiron, d'un de ses amis,...

WHEN Bill came back for long–leave that autumn half, he had before him a complicated programme of entertainment. Thomas, the keeper, whom he revered more than anyone else in the world, was to take him in the afternoon to try for a duck in the big marsh called Alemoor. In the evening Hallowe'en was...

Poetry and ten short stories by the British author known for adventure stories.(Goodreads)

Set in the closing years of the nineteenth century, „The Half-Hearted” tells the story of Lewis Haystoun, a dilettante and coward. Part I of the novel is a story of manners and romance in upper class Scotland. Part II is an adventure story on the North West frontier of India where Lewis saves...

A guide to South African politics and reconstruction after the terror and destruction of the Boer war.

An encounter with the beautiful wife of Bonnie Prince Charlie's secretary, Mrs Margaret Murray leads to a dangerous involvement with her husband for a young Edinburgh-born Francis Birkenshaw.

At a country house, five guests gather and are chosen by a brilliant scientist to take part in a shocking experiment which will let them glimpse one year into the future. However, when the experiment takes place, two of the guests see their own obituaries in The Times one year after. Will they be able to change their destinies?