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Scottish Historical Fiction: Witch Wood / The New Road / The Men of Moss-Hags
Witch Wood by John Buchan
Buchan sets his story against the backdrop of civil war and religious conflict of 17th century Scotland. David Sempill, a young minister, struggles when his sympathies with the Covenanters are tested by the brutal treatment of Montrose’s men as they are hunted and slaughtered. When black magic is discovered in Melanudrigill, David is caught between religious and pagan ideologies.
The New Road by Neil Munro
Currently out of print, The New Road by Neil Munro, best known for his comic character Para Handy, is regarded as probably the best of his ‘serious’ novels. Set in the 1730s, the book’s title refers to General Wade's military road. The main character, Aeneas Macmaster, journeys north to investigate the disappearance of his father 14 years earlier at the Battle of Glenshiel.
The Men of the Moss-Hags by S. R. Crockett
Crockett takes the persecution of the Covenanters as his theme. Set in Galloway in the 17th century ('The Killing Time'), he creates a thrilling adventure romance, from the moss-hags (the peat bogs of Galloway), to Edinburgh and Holland.
Buchan sets his story against the backdrop of civil war and religious conflict of 17th century Scotland. David Sempill, a young minister, struggles when his sympathies with the Covenanters are tested by the brutal treatment of Montrose’s men as they are hunted and slaughtered. When black magic is discovered in Melanudrigill, David is caught between religious and pagan ideologies.
The New Road by Neil Munro
Currently out of print, The New Road by Neil Munro, best known for his comic character Para Handy, is regarded as probably the best of his ‘serious’ novels. Set in the 1730s, the book’s title refers to General Wade's military road. The main character, Aeneas Macmaster, journeys north to investigate the disappearance of his father 14 years earlier at the Battle of Glenshiel.
The Men of the Moss-Hags by S. R. Crockett
Crockett takes the persecution of the Covenanters as his theme. Set in Galloway in the 17th century ('The Killing Time'), he creates a thrilling adventure romance, from the moss-hags (the peat bogs of Galloway), to Edinburgh and Holland.
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First published October 2, 2014
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John Buchan
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John Buchan was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps. After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister. In 1901, he served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War. He returned to England in 1903, continued as a barrister and journalist. He left the Bar when he joined Thomas Nelson and Sons publishers in 1907. During the First World War, he was, among other activities, Director of Information in 1917 and later Head of Intelligence at the newly-formed Ministry of Information. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1927.
In 1935, King George V, on the advice of Canadian Prime Minister R. B. Bennett, appointed Buchan to succeed the Earl of Bessborough as Governor General of Canada and two months later raised him to the peerage as 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. He occupied the post until his death in 1940. Buchan promoted Canadian unity and helped strengthen the sovereignty of Canada constitutionally and culturally. He received a state funeral in Canada before his ashes were returned to the United Kingdom.
John Buchan was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps. After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister. In 1901, he served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War. He returned to England in 1903, continued as a barrister and journalist. He left the Bar when he joined Thomas Nelson and Sons publishers in 1907. During the First World War, he was, among other activities, Director of Information in 1917 and later Head of Intelligence at the newly-formed Ministry of Information. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1927.
In 1935, King George V, on the advice of Canadian Prime Minister R. B. Bennett, appointed Buchan to succeed the Earl of Bessborough as Governor General of Canada and two months later raised him to the peerage as 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. He occupied the post until his death in 1940. Buchan promoted Canadian unity and helped strengthen the sovereignty of Canada constitutionally and culturally. He received a state funeral in Canada before his ashes were returned to the United Kingdom.
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