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The Courts of the Morning
Written by John Buchan
Narrated by Peter Joyce
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sir Richard Hannay introduces this last adventure involving his old friends. John Blenkiron discovers that a ruthless industrialist is plotting to destabilise America and cause global turmoil. Although Bavarian born, Castor plans to dominate the world from Olifa, a small country in Latin America. Hannay realises he is now too old for the job of thwarting these evil designs and enlists the aid of his old friend Sandy Arbuthnot, now Lord Clanroyden. Fortunately, Sir Archibald Roylance and his wife Janet are honeymooning in Olifa and are able to lend a hand. Sandy decides that revolution is the way forward and Buchan draws on his experience of the tactics of the Boers in South Africa to describe the action of the campaign. Also, the villain is captured and Janet is instrumental in effecting his ideological change but at great cost. The novel was published in 1929. It is unlikely to be a coincidence that in the same year American financial markets collapsed giving another Bavarian national, who had been abusing his people, the opportunity to consolidate his power in Germany and, ultimately, make his insane bid for world domination.
Author
John Buchan
John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist, born in Perth in 1875. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. 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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a fantastic document of a time & place - i don't mean the story itself, but rather the way the book is written and how the author describes the values of his heroes. And -the place is fictional, but wow it uncovers so much about the history of Latin America, Europe, & the US. I love reading/ hearing these old novels - i feel like layers of untold history get uncovered with each one. The writing is exquisite (in its old-style way), and the narration is fantastico.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Super good narrator. Story is well told but weird plot. A British couple travel to a South American country for a belated honeymoon and intentionally cause a war and a revolution (with the help of their friends) in a pleasant and prosperous country. The motive is never clear giving the impression that it is just for kicks. Super bizarre and too long. I like John Buchan books but I would pass on this one.