The Blanket of the Dark: Authorised Edition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Blanket of the Dark: Authorised Edition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Buchan
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 195,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781846970726
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General
Edition Authorised Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Birlinn General
Imprint Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date 12 April 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Buchan skilfully weaves the story of young clerk Peter Pentecost, who has a claim to the throne, and a tale of intrigue against King Henry VIII, where 'under the blanket of the dark all men are alike and all are nameless'. Buchan's description of the ruthless king is compelling. His knowledge of the time of Henry's reign and his love of the Oxfordshire countryside are apparent.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

'Buchan knew that you can't buck the consequences of your actions, and that your life is what you make of it. Perhaps his peculiarly Scottish combination of Romanticism and Calvinism - daring living and high thinking - is due to return to fashion' * The Independent Magazine *