John Burnet of Barns
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John Burnet of Barns

A Romance

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  1. 341 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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John Burnet of Barns

A Romance

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About this book

In this epic tale of a family torn asunder by a long-lasting feud, renowned action-adventure author John Buchan spins an engrossing account of two cousins locked in conflict -- and the horrible toll that their bad blood begets. In the wake of the ultimate betrayal, will the Burnet clan ever be able to bridge the chasm that has been created?

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Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2012
Edition
0
eBook ISBN
9781775561149
Topic
Literature
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. JOHN BURNET OF BARNS
  2. Contents
  3. BOOK I—TWEEDDALE
  4. Chapter I - The Adventure Which Befell Me in the Wood of Dawyck
  5. Chapter II - The House of Barns
  6. Chapter III - The Spate in Tweed
  7. Chapter IV - I Go to the College at Glasgow
  8. Chapter V - Cousinly Affection
  9. Chapter VI - How Master Gilbert Burnet Played a Game and was Checkmated
  10. Chapter VII - The Pegasus Inn at Peebles and How a Stranger Returned from the Wars
  11. Chapter VIII - I Take Leave of My Friends
  12. Chapter IX - I Ride Out on My Travels and Find a Companion
  13. BOOK II—THE LOW COUNTRIES
  14. Chapter I - Of My Voyage to the Low Countries
  15. Chapter II - I Visit Master Peter Wishart
  16. Chapter III - The Story of a Supper Party
  17. Chapter IV - Our Adventure on the Alphen Road
  18. Chapter V - The First Sunday of March
  19. Chapter VI - The First Monday of March
  20. Chapter VII - I Spend My Days in Idleness
  21. Chapter VIII - The Coming of the Brig Seamaw
  22. Chapter IX - An Account of My Home-Coming
  23. BOOK III—THE HILLMEN
  24. Chapter I - The Pier O' Leith
  25. Chapter II - How I Rode to the South
  26. Chapter III - The House of Dawyck
  27. Chapter IV - How Michael Veitch Met His End
  28. Chapter V - I Claim a Promise, and We Seek the Hills
  29. Chapter VI - The Cave of the Cor Water
  30. Chapter VII - How Two of His Majesty's Servants Met with Their Deserts
  31. Chapter VIII - Of Our Wanderings Among the Moors of Clyde
  32. Chapter IX - I Part from Marjory
  33. Chapter X - Of the Man with the One Eye and the Encounter in the Green Cleuch
  34. Chapter XI - How a Miller Strove with His Own Mill-Wheel
  35. Chapter XII - I Witness a Valiant Ending
  36. Chapter XIII - I Run a Narrow Escape for My Life
  37. Chapter XIV - I Fall in with Strange Friends
  38. Chapter XV - The Baillies of No Man's Land
  39. Chapter XVI - How Three Men Held a Town in Terror
  40. Chapter XVII - Of the Fight in the Moss of Biggar
  41. Chapter XVIII - Smitwood
  42. BOOK IV—THE WESTLANDS
  43. Chapter I - I Hear No Good in the Inn at the Fords O' Clyde
  44. Chapter II - An Old Journey with a New Errand
  45. Chapter III - The House with the Chipped Gables
  46. Chapter IV - Up Hill and Down Dale
  47. Chapter V - Eaglesham
  48. Chapter VI - I Make My Peace with Gilbert Burnet
  49. Chapter VII - Of a Voice in the Eventide
  50. Chapter VIII - How Nicol Plenderleith Sought His Fortune Elsewhere
  51. Chapter IX - The End of All Things

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