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Midwinter

Autor John Buchan
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 feb 2020
The Jacobite army marches into England and Alistair Maclean, close confident of Charles Edward Stewart embarks on a secret mission to raise support for the cause in the west.

He soon begins to suspect someone close to the Prince is passing information to the Government, but just as he closes in on the traitor his own life is put in danger. Who is the turncoat and can Maclean save his own life and his Prince?
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781846975332
ISBN-10: 1846975336
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 197 x 129 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.24 kg
Ediția:Authorised Edition
Editura: BIRLINN GENERAL

Notă biografică

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.

Descriere

A classic tale of intrigue, treachery and adventure, set in 1745 as the Jacobite Rebels march south into England, telling the story of Alastair Maclean, a close confidant of Prince Charles Edward Stewart, who sets out on a secret mission to raise support for the Jacobite cause in the west of England.