Home / Fiction / Blanket of the Dark, The The Blanket of the Dark by John Buchan The Blanket of the Dark SKU: 9781846970726 Categories: Birlinn/Polygon, Fiction £9.99 An anonymous young man’s life is about to be changed, as could the course of history. It is 1536 and powerful men reveal to Peter Pentecost that it is he, and not the tyrannical Henry VIII, who should be on the throne of England. Can they persuade him to risk everything in a treasonable rebellion against the throne? In the hands of the master thriller writer, John Buchan, the dark, dangerous days of Tudor England come alive as never before. With an introduction by Robert Hutchinson. This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society. John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist, born in Perth in 1875. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. 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. ISBN: 9781846970726 Publication date: 06/10/2007 Format: Paperback Extent: 304 Publisher: Birlinn Ltd Categories: Birlinn/Polygon , Fiction You may also like… Dancing Floor, The £8.99 Out of Stock. Order will record Prester John £8.99
