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.
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Douglas Hurd: Choose Your Weapons
Noisy popular liberal interventionism? Or a more conservative, diplomatic approach concentrating on co-operation between nations? This is the debate that lies at the heart of modern politics and Hurd …
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Douglas Hurd & Edward Young: Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was the most gifted parliamentarian of the nineteenth century and a superb orator, writer and wit – but how much do we really know about the man behind the words?’As Douglas Hurd an …
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Douglas Hurd: Truth Game
Somewhere in the Indian ocean a coup d’etat threatens a country to which Britain has treaty obligations. The Foreign Secretary has been killed in an aircrash: rather than remodel his government on th …
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Douglas Hurd: Vote To Kill
Sir James Percival, a cool, world-weary veteran of Tory politics, finds himself with a small but workable majority after 7 years of Labour rule and might be forgiven for looking forward to a quiet li …
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Douglas Hurd & Stephen Lamport: Palace Of Enchantments
An ambitious Conservative Junior Minister, Edward Dunsford, seems to be doing all the right things in his bid to become Foreign Secretary. Until, that is, a moment’s sentimental weakness precipitates …
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Douglas Hurd: Robert Peel
The life of one of the greatest British Prime Ministers – by an author who knows the scene from his years as a senior Minister in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet.Robert Peel (1788-1850), as much as any m …
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Douglas Hurd: Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs)
In September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. During her long lifetime Britain and the world have changed beyond recognition, yet throughout she has stood steadfast …
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Hurd Douglas Hurd: Suitcase Between Friends
Five hard-hitting short stories and a political essay inspired by Douglas Hurd’s visit to Sarajevo in 1992. All demonstrate preoccupations with the world tensions of the nineties, observed by Hurd’s …
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Hurd Douglas Hurd: Shape of Ice
Prime Minister Simon Russell’s personal alarm clock is ticking away, while outside, beyond No. 10, prison riots, bombs in Ireland, corporate blackmail in China and civil unrest in Russia jostle for a …
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Hurd Douglas Hurd: Ten Minutes to Turn the Devil
As an MP, Douglas Hurd would write a new short story every year during the summer Parliamentary recess. This collection comprises ten tales, including a moving account of a family in Bosnia (The Last …
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Hurd Douglas Hurd: Image in the Water
After a narrow Labour Party victory that is dependent on Scottish Labour votes, the young, ambitious and right-wing Alcester sweeps in as Tory leader of the opposition. He has married the previous Pr …
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John Buchan: The Free Fishers
When Anthony Lammas, Kirk minister and Professor of Logic at St Andrews University, sets off for business in London, little does he realise that he will soon be entangled in a web of conspiracy. But …
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