The Power-House E-Book

John Buchan

• Herausgeber: Arcadia Press
• Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

The Power-House is a novel by John Buchan, a thriller set in London, England.It was written in 1913, when it was serialised in Blackwood's Magazine, and it was published in book form in 1916. The narrator is the barrister and Tory MP Edward Leithen, who features in a number of Buchan's novels. The urban setting contrasts with that of its sequel, John Macnab, which is set in the Scottish Highlands.

Leseprobe

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

THE BOOK

THE AUTHOR

TITLE

COPYRIGHT

THE POWER-HOUSE

DEDICATION

PREFACE BY THE EDITOR

I. - BEGINNING OF THE WILD-GOOSE CHASE

II. - I FIRST HEAR OF MR ANDREW LUMLEY

III. - TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT

IV. - I FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF THE SUPER-BUTLER

V. - I TAKE A PARTNER

VI. - THE RESTAURANT IN ANTIOCH STREET

VII. - I FIND SANCTUARY

VIII. - THE POWER-HOUSE

IX. - RETURN OF THE WILD GEESE

THE BOOK

The Power-House is a novel by John Buchan, a thriller set in London, England. It was written in 1913, when it was serialised in Blackwood's Magazine, and it was published in book form in 1916. The narrator is the barrister and Tory MP Edward Leithen, who features in a number of Buchan's novels. The urban setting contrasts with that of its sequel, John Macnab, which is set in the Scottish Highlands.