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South Africa, 1900. After his father dies, nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd is sent off to South Africa to earn his living as a storekeeper in the back of beyond. A strange encounter on the journey suggests that dark deeds and treacherous intrigues are afoot - all bound up with the mysterious primeval kingdom of Prester John.
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John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He published nearly thirty novels and seven short-story collections. He was born in Perth and studied at Glasgow and Oxford, before becoming a barrister and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. Buchan moved to Canada in 1935, where he served as Governor-General until his death in 1940, and founded the Governor General’s Literary Awards.
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Very fast delivery. Excellent condition and a thoroughly entertaining read. Full of adventure and beautifully written as always.
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Adventure on a Large Canvas: South Africa,
By Chris Ward - Published on Amazon.com
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This novel, set more than a century ago in backwater South Africa, is the great grandfather of today's thrillers. Buchan, who perfected the form in "The 39 Steps" some years later, gives his young hero plenty to do in sussing out and confronting a massive uprising by tribesmen who wish to slaughter all the white settlers for a hundred miles around. The writing is smooth and the situations are generally believable, though modern readers will have to forgive Buchan for some racist sentiments completely common at the time. Both black and white characters are compellingly and sympathetically drawn, though, so there's no reason to apologize for the book. Read it and be taken back to another time and another place, and imagine how Hollywood would produce this today-- it feels totally contemporary in terms of its "Indiana Jones" adventure plot. Enjoy! (Note: This book is available in its entirety online.)
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A boy's adventure book set in early Africa,
By Cari Haus - Published on Amazon.com
This is a gripping adventure story set during the British Empire mostly in South Africa. As a consequence of this, and when it was written (1910), the language is both racist and patriarchal. Written totally in the first person, from the perspective of the hero, the narrative is taut and each paragraph brings new revelations. There is a strong feeling of movement and energy throughout, which is probably why it is so easy to read and why it was so hard to put down. All in all a good adventure story in his typical style. The edition I got was a nice one. Prester John
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Great edition of a classic book,
By David Craig - Published on Amazon.com
I'm not sure what edition the other reviewer got, but the one I purchased (see link here) was professionally laid out and a beautiful edition of this truly classic book. Prester John
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