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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 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: 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 →

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