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Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian... Read Full Overview

Huntingtower is a 1922 novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, initially serialised in Popular Magazine between August and September 1921. It is the first of his three Dickson McCunn books, the action taking place in the district of Carrick in Galloway, Scotland.

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Huntingtower is a 1922 novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It is the first of his three Dickson McCunn books. The action takes place in Scotland, in the district of Carrick in Galloway.Plot summaryHaving sold his Glasgow grocery-store business, 55-year-old Dickson McCunn... Read Full Overview

This modern fairy-tale is also the gripping adventure story about Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer who finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian princess held prisoner in the rambling mansion, Huntingtower. Here, Buchan introduces... Read Full Overview

Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian... Read Full Overview

When Dickson McCunn decides to leave behind his grocery store in Glasgow and embark on a peaceful walking holiday in the Scottish borders, excitement and adventure are not things that he expects to stumble upon, yet stumble upon them he does. A veritable rip-roaring adventure... Read Full Overview

"Huntingtower" from John Buchan. Scottish novelist (1875-1940).

Dickson McCunn is a retired Glasgow provisions merchant who sets out to find adventure in 'Huntingtower'. He is benefactor of the Gorbals Die-hards, a group of poor boys who have formed their own version of a Boy Scout troop, but their adventures are far removed from those ordinarily... Read Full Overview

Huntingtower is a novel by John Buchan, first published in 1922. The book is set in Scotland and follows the adventures of Dickson McCunn, a retired grocer who becomes embroiled in a series of thrilling escapades. When McCunn travels to the small town of Huntingtower, he becomes... Read Full Overview

Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian... Read Full Overview

Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian... Read Full Overview

Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer of romantic heart, plans a modest walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and, contrary to his better sense, finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian... Read Full Overview