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In The Witch Wood (1927) John Buchan brings all the tension of his wartime thrillers to a complex story of witchcraft in the ancient Wood of Caledon in the Scottish Borders. It is a stirring and challenging tale of seventeenth-century devilry, combatted in vain by David Sempill, the parish minister, who is hindered by the hypocrisy of his parishioners and his fellow-ministers' cant. In the background, meanwhile, the civil unrest of the Scottish Wars of the Covenant tears David's loyalties between his love of his calling and his admiration for the Marquis of Montrose, the leading opponent of the extreme Covenanters. Witch Wood also tells a love story that owes much to the ballads Buchan learned from his father and is infused with a subtle, other-worldly longing, nourished by the author's knowledge of Dante, Plato, and Virgil. The Dark Wood is not merely Scottish: it is the classical and medieval symbol for the subliminal powers which challenge reason in every age. This book is intended for general readers, Buchan fans, readers of Scottish fiction.
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001376037
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Condición: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 8690870-6
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Librería: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Buchan, John WITCH WOOD New York, NY: Oxford University Press 1993 Nf 331pp. 12mo. Cover shows little shelf wear with a sunned spine. Edges show light wear with a few small bumps. Text is lightly age toned but clean otherwise and binding is strong. Previous owners name and the date is written at the top of the first page. This book was well taken care of by the previous author and therefore remains in near fine condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 021028
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Condición: Very Good. 1993. Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: KKD0005271
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Condición: Very Good. 1993. Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Nº de ref. del artículo: KKD0005271
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Librería: BOOKSTALLblog, Thessaloniki, Grecia
Condición: Good+. 1st âÂÂWorld's Classics pbâÂÂ. A 1st "World's Classics pb" ed. good+ paperback signs of wear on covs as in image, text very good with signs of aging. Set against the religious struggles and civil wars of seventeenth century Scotland, John Buchan's Witch Wood is a gripping atmospheric tale in the spirit of Stevenson and Neil Munro. As a moderate presbyterian minister, young David Sempill disputes with the extremists of his faith, as all around, the defeated remnants of Montrose's men are being harried and slaughtered. There are still older conflicts to be faced however, symbolised by the presence of the Melanudrigall Wood, a last remnant of the ancient Caledonian forest. Here there is black magic to be uncovered, but also the more positive pre-Christian intimations of nature worship. In such setting, and faced with the onset of the plague, David Sempill's struggle and eventual disappearance take on a strange and timeless aspect in what was John Buchan's own favourite among his many novels. Nº de ref. del artículo: PA3742
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