The Watcher by the ThresholdA collection of stories from John Buchan, author of 'The Thirty-nine Steps'. The pagan themes and classic adventures are set in Scottish countryside. In 'The Far Islands' and 'Fountainblue' Buchan describes the call to adventure as described by a small boy. |
Contents
The Shieling of Farawa | 3 |
Tells of an Evenings Talk | 10 |
The Scarts of the Muneraw | 18 |
The Darkness that is Under the Earth | 24 |
The Troubles of a Conscience | 34 |
Summer on the Moors | 41 |
In Tuas Manus Domine | 47 |
Note in Conclusion by the Editor | 55 |
The House of More | 87 |
The Minister Intervenes | 108 |
Events on the Uplands | 120 |
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