John Buchan

Citas

• “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

• “Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it.”

• “A fool tries to look different: a clever man looks the same and is different.”

• “Oh, it sounds ridiculous, I know, in Britain in the twentieth century, but I learned in the war that civilization anywhere is a very thin crust.”

• “There come moments to every man when he is thankful to be alive, and every breath drawn is a delight; so at that hour I praised my Maker for His good earth, and for sparing me to rejoice in it.”

Los libros de John Buchan en orden

Los libros de John Buchan en el orden en que se publicaron, de John Burnet of Barnes (1898) a Mountain Meadow (1940).

1. 1John Burnet of BarnesJohn Burnet of Barnes1898
2. 2Prester JohnPrester John1900
3. 3Salute to AdventurersSalute to Adventurers1900
4. 4The Gap in the CurtainThe Gap in the Curtain1900
5. 5The Half-heartedThe Half-hearted1900
6. 6HuntingtowerHuntingtower1910
7. 7GreenmantleGreenmantle1915
8. 8Los 39 escalonesLos 39 escalones1915
9. 9The Power-houseThe Power-house1916
10. 10Mr. StandfastMr. Standfast1918
11. 11Island of Sheep, TheIsland of Sheep, The1920
12. 12The Path of the KingThe Path of the King1921
13. 13MidwinterMidwinter1923
14. 14The Three HostagesThe Three Hostages1924
15. 15The Dancing FloorThe Dancing Floor1926
16. 16Witch WoodWitch Wood1927
17. 17Castle GayCastle Gay1930
18. 18The Magic Walking-StickThe Magic Walking-Stick1932
19. 19Oliver CromwellOliver Cromwell1934
20. 20The Free FishersThe Free Fishers1934
21. 21The House of the Four WindsThe House of the Four Winds1935
22. 22AugustusAugustus1937
23. 23Memory Hold-the-doorMemory Hold-the-door1940
24. 24Mountain MeadowMountain Meadow1940

Series de John Buchan

• Richard Hannay