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A 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.

The Watcher by the Threshold, and other tales is a collection of early novellas and stories, most with supernatural elements, by the Scottish author John Buchan. When first published in the UK in 1902 the collection included five stories, mainly set in the Scottish Borders... Read Full Overview

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The Watcher by the Threshold, and other tales is a collection of early novellas and stories, most with supernatural elements, by the Scottish author John Buchan. When first published in the UK in 1902 the collection included five stories, mainly set in the Scottish Borders... Read Full Overview

A chill evening in the early October of the year 189-found me driving in a dogcart through the belts of antique woodland which form the lowland limits of the hilly parish of More. The Highland express, which brought me from the north, took me no farther than Perth. Thence it... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

John Buchan's The Watcher by the Threshold is a collection of horror short stories set at the edge of the Scottish Highlands.

I have told this story to many audiences with diverse results, and once again I take my reputation in my hands and brave the perils. To the common circle of my friends it was a romance for a winter's fire, and I, the most prosaic of men, was credited with a fancy. . . . One man... Read Full Overview

John Buchan's The Watcher by the Threshold is a collection of horror short stories set at the edge of the Scottish Highlands.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Venture into the rugged landscape of the Scottish Highlands with John Buchan's "The Watcher by the Threshold," a timeless tale of mystery and suspense. Steeped in the rich history of Scotland, this classic thriller unfolds against a backdrop of ancient secrets and looming... Read Full Overview

Venture into the rugged landscape of the Scottish Highlands with John Buchan's "The Watcher by the Threshold," a timeless tale of mystery and suspense. Steeped in the rich history of Scotland, this classic thriller unfolds against a backdrop of ancient secrets and looming... Read Full Overview

Edited and introduced by Andrew Lownie. 'The short story is the real form' John Buchan This is the first ever complete collection of all Buchan's shorter Scottish fiction. Set largely in his beloved Borders, these stories and novellas show the full range and depth of Buchan's... Read Full Overview

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC, was a Scottish novelist, best known for his novel The ThirtyNine Steps, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada.

It was with a light heart and a pleasing consciousness of holiday that I set out from the inn at Allermuir to tramp my fifteen miles into the unknown. I walked slowly, for I carried my equipment on my back-my basket, fly-books and rods, my plaid of Grant tartan (for I boast myself... Read Full Overview

Edited and introduced by Andrew Lownie. 'The short story is the real form' John Buchan This is the first ever complete collection of all Buchan's shorter Scottish fiction. Set largely in his beloved Borders, these stories and novellas show the full range and depth of Buchan's... Read Full Overview