The Free Fishers.
BUCHAN, John.
The Free Fishers.
First Edition of John Buchan's The Free Fishers
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934.
$350.00
In Stock
Item Number: 150779
First edition of standalone historical thriller novel. Octavo, bound in three-quarters calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.
John Buchan (1875–1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and public servant whose career combined literary achievement with imperial administration. During the First World War he served in British intelligence and later held political office, culminating in his appointment as Governor General of Canada (1935–1940). The Free Fishers (1934) by John Buchan is a historical thriller set during the Napoleonic Wars that follows Anthony “Nanty” Lammas, a St. Andrews professor drawn into a conspiracy threatening British national security. When Lammas uncovers a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister and compromise coastal defenses, he must rely on his childhood connection to a secret brotherhood known as the “Free Fishers” to counter the scheme.
