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Tag Archives: John Buchan

Imperial fiction: Dickson McCunn & Co.
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Imperial fiction: Dickson McCunn & Co.

Posted on 12 March 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on the continuing adventures of John Buchan’s heroes from the Gorbals. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: The Riddle of the Sands
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Imperial fiction: The Riddle of the Sands

Posted on 16 September 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on the 1903 foundation-stone of the thriller genre. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: The Secret Adversary
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Imperial fiction: The Secret Adversary

Posted on 19 August 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER enjoys Agatha Christie’s anti-communist action thriller. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Richard Hannay
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Imperial fiction: Richard Hannay

Posted on 16 June 2018 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER celebrates John Buchan’s most famous character. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: The Power-House
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Imperial fiction: The Power-House

Posted on 21 May 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on John Buchan’s first classic, the book that introduced Edward Leithen in 1913. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: The Half-Hearted
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Imperial fiction: The Half-Hearted

Posted on 28 April 2018 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER reads John Buchan’s first thriller from 1900. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Penny Plain
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Imperial fiction: Penny Plain

Posted on 15 April 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on a 1920 novel by Anna Buchan, aka O. Douglas. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Jim Maitland
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Imperial fiction: Jim Maitland

Posted on 21 March 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER goes back to 1923 to read about Sapper’s other great hero. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Huntingtower
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Imperial fiction: Huntingtower

Posted on 25 February 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Is this 1922 novel John Buchan’s best thriller? ALWYN TURNER thinks so. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Lower than Vermin
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Imperial fiction: Lower than Vermin

Posted on 10 February 2018 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

ALWYN TURNER on Dornford Yates (beloved of both Michael Gove and Mark Gatiss) and his 1950 novel of lost England. Continue reading →

‘As hearty as roast beef’: William Haggard
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‘As hearty as roast beef’: William Haggard

Posted on 26 November 2016 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER celebrates the work of Cold War thriller writer William Haggard. Continue reading →

All cricket on the Western Front
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All cricket on the Western Front

Posted on 10 September 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER celebrates the work of novelist and failed Liberal candidate AG Macdonell. Continue reading →

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