John Burnet of Barns

By John Buchan

John Buchan's first full-length work of fiction. John Burnet and Captain Gilbert Burne are two young nobleman, one the heir to the house of Barns the last in a long line of Border reivers the other a dashing, ruthless soldier. Their lifelong rivalry leads to treachery, betrayal and murder. This classic works, originally published in 1898, is here being republished together with a new introductory biography of the author.

• Language: English
• Publisher: White Press
• Release date: Apr 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781473373693

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.

Reviews for John Burnet of Barns

[ma_washigeri · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

An old and tattered hardback, obviously bought in a secondhand shop somewhere, turns up when Susanne does a spring clean with my name written in it. Most likely left there when we lived with them in 1989 for a few months - I have no memory of it at all. Now I have read it twice. I love the scottish dialect which rings true on the ear (and heart) and the miles of empty spaces in southern scotland.