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Huntingtower

by John Buchan · 1910

Historical Fiction · ranked #17 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Dickson MCunn, a recently retired prosperous Scots grocer decides on a walking tour in SW Scotland as a suitable beginning to his retirement activities. To his surprise, he stumbles into a sinister pl

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The verdict

Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1910 · 1910s
Author
John Buchan
Standing
Recommended

About Historical Fiction

Historical fiction puts you inside a different time and makes it feel real. The best of it reconstructs the past with empathy as well as accuracy, giving you both a story and the world that produced it.

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