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Witch Wood :
by Buchan, John
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0192829416
- ISBN 13
- 9780192829412
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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.
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.
Synopsis
Witch Wood is a 1927 novel by John Buchan. It deals with the witchcraft scares of several hundred years ago. It was adapted into a 4-part BBC television series in 1964. It is thought that the inspiration for the location of the novel derived from Kilbucho, an area near Buchan's former home, and that he drew the witchcraft practices depicted within from Margaret Murray.
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- Title
- Witch Wood :
- Author
- Buchan, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st “World's Classics pb”
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0192829416
- ISBN 13
- 9780192829412
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford-New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- religious, struggles, civil wars, Scotland, Witch, Wood, Caledonian, pre-Christian,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fiction - Historical;
- Size
- 331p. 18,5x11,5cm. 250gr.
- Language
- English
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