Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly retired grocer, plans a walking holiday in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and finds himself in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian princess, who is held prisoner in the rambling mansion, Huntingtower. This modern fairy-tale is also a gripping adventure story. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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Keywords that describe the book:
Old-fashioned adventure story
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No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
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"Chapter [number] of Huntingtower . - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
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Say: " Huntingtower , by John Buchan . [Chapter]"
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"Chapter [number] of Huntingtower by John Buchan . This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name]"
Only if applicable, say: "[Chapter title]"
End of recording
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Artist: John Buchan
Album: Huntingtower
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I'm glad to be your PL'er again. Downloading the sections now and I'll have them PL'ed by the end of today.
Cheers,
Betty
Hartman's Law of Prescriptivist Retaliation: Any article or statement about correct grammar, punctuation, or spelling is bound to contain at
least one eror.
I've done Chapters 4 & 5 - herewith. However, I'm not entirely happy with the way I have done the voices of Mrs Morran and 'the Chieftain'. Please have a listen and let me know what you think - I'm happy to redo if need be.
The complications of early 20th century European politics with Bolsheviks, the proleteriat, etc. is all a bit tedious and, to modern minds, very dated. Nonetheless, it's working up to be a decent adventure yarn, I agree. I like the characters, certainly.
ill be back with a magic window in no time!