Ebook {Epub PDF} The Island of Sheep by John Buchan

First published in , "The Island of Sheep" (or "The Man from the Norlands" as it is known in the United States) is the fifth and final of the series of Richard Hannay ‘spy’ novels by John Buchan. The action occurs twelve years later on from the last novel, when Hannay, now in his fifties, 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/5(21). The Island of Sheep is one of Buchan's least known works, but it continues his popular style of high adventure, wonderfully descriptive prose, erudite literary references and veiled subtexts. In reviewing the book, The Times Literary Supplement described Buchan as "evidently very much more than a yarn-spinner; and yet, as a yarn-spinner, so complete a master". The Island of Sheep is one of Buchan's least known works, but it continues his popular style of high adventure, wonderfully descriptive prose, erudite literary references and veiled subtexts. In reviewing the book, The Times Literary Supplement described Buchan as "evidently very much more than a yarn-spinner; and yet, as a yarn-spinner, so complete a master".Cited by: 8.

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The island of sheep by Buchan, John, ; Tweedsmuir, Susan, b. Publication date Publisher Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin company Collection. In this epic tale of a family torn asunder by a long-lasting feud, renowned action-adventure author John Buchan spins an engrossing account of two cousins locked in conflict - and the horrible toll that their bad blood begets. The Island of Sheep, published in , is a well-written, engrossing adventure, the fifth and last of John Buchan’s novels featuring Richard Hannay. The first novel “The thirty-Nine Steps” was published in and introduced Hannay who found himself caught up in murder and mayhem involving possible foreign spies in the lead up to WW1.