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John Buchan: Action-Adventure Collection H.G. Wells

John Buchan: Action-Adventure Collection

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    John Buchan: Action-Adventure Collection

    Editorial: DigiCat

    Idioma: Inglés

    ISBN: 8596547397380

    Formatos: ePub (con DRM de Adobe)

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    Medios de pago
      John Buchan: Action-Adventure Collection H.G. Wells

      John Buchan: Action-Adventure Collection

      Medios de pago

        John Buchan: Action-Adventure Collection

        Editorial: DigiCat

        Idioma: Inglés

        ISBN: 8596547397380

        Formatos: ePub (con DRM de Adobe)

        Compatibles con: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android & eReaders (Ver Detalle)

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          Sinopsis
          The Thirty-Nine Steps – Richard Hannay is buttonholed by an American stranger who knows of an anarchist plot to assassinate the Greek Premier during his forthcoming visit to London. It is now up to Hannay to save the day and stop Europe from destabilising. The Courts of the Morning - Hannay is approached by the American military attache in London to solve the mystery of Blenkiron's disappearance in South America. He seeks out his friend Sandy Arbuthnot for help, but Sandy soon disappears, sending Hannay a mysterious letter . . . Prester John - It tells the story of a young Scotsman named David Crawfurd and his adventures in South Africa, where a Zulu uprising is tied to the medieval legend of Prester John. A Prince of the Captivity - Released from gaol during World War I, Adam Melfort is recruited as an undercover agent and later leads an expedition to Greenland to rescue a wealthy American millionaire explorer. The story is based on true but fatal account of Alfred Wegener. Salute to Adventurers - A gripping tale of adventure and love in 1600s when the first settlers moved oversees to new lands. The Path of the King - Traces the glorious family history of a Scottish family and their gold to recent times in this adventurous story. Midwinter - A young Jacobite falls in love against the backdrop of the 1740s Jacobite Rebellion, while the Bonnie Prince Charles wants his throne back and entrusts a secret mission to his faithful supporter. John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist and historian and also served as Canada's Governor General.
          Acerca de H.G. Wells

          Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) nació en el barrio londinense de Bromley, en el Reino Unido. Una beca le permitió estudiar en la Escuela Normal de Ciencias de Londres. Trabajó de contable, maestro de escuela y periodista hasta 1895, año en el que publicó su primera novela, La máquina del tiempo, donde ya aparecía la explosiva mezcla de ciencia, política y aventura que haría de sus libros un éxito. Desde su publicación pudo dedicarse en exclusiva a la escritura. Wells escribió más de ochenta libros a lo largo de su vida, entre los que destacan aquellas obras que contribuyeron a crear un género, la ciencia ficción: El hombre invisible (1897), La guerra de los mundos (1898) y La vida futura (1933), todas llevadas al cine en varias ocasiones. Además Wells escribió Kipps: la historia de un hombre sencillo, (1905) o La historia del señor Polly (1910), profundos retratos de su época; y novelas sociales como Tono-Bungay (1909) o Mr. Britling Sees it Through (1916). Tras la Primera Guerra Mundial publicó un ensayo histórico que se haría muy popular en el Reino Unido, Esquema de la historia (1920), así como la celebrada Breve historia del mundo (1922). El pesimismo y las dudas acerca de la supervivencia del ser humano en una sociedad que la tecnología no había sido capaz de mejorar impregnan sus últimas obras, por ejemplo, El destino del homo sapiens (1939) o 42 to 44 (1944).

          Acerca de John Buchan

          One of Alfred Hitchcock's favourite writers, John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. He was born in Perth, an eldest son, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. In 1907 he married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor and they subsequently had four children. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George's Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.

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