John Buchan Story

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Books from a Major Collection - 8

14th August 2026

Hello everyone The last tranche of these books was listed in my last Book News a couple of weeks ago. Thank you to everyone who bought from these lists. Normally a marketing email will result in the sale of 10-15% of the books offerd but from this collection over 30% have sold. I have now been authorised by the person for whom I am selling these books that I may re-offer the remaining books at a discount of at least 25%. The attached list shows the original price and the reduced price of each book. Column E shows the list number which contained the full description of the book, together with accompanying pictures. If you can't locate the list in your saved emails just let me know and I will re-send it to you. These reduced prices will be available until 3rd September; after that any remaining books will go to auction. The usual ordering notes apply and are below. Kind regards Peter Please click HERE to view the list. The usual ordering system applies and is set out below. If you do not want to receive any more of thee emails, just click 'Reply' (not 'Reply all') and send the simple message 'Delete'.

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August 2026 - The Rest Is History Book Club In The Rest is History Book Club podcast Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland spoke about The Thirty-Nine Steps in a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion which has attracted a large audience on YouTube.

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Broughton Horticultural Society 2026 Winners of the John Buchan Handwriting Competition We are delighted to announce the winners of the annual John Buchan Handwriting competition held at the Broughton Horticultural Society event on the 29 th August 2026. The passage, chosen by Peter Worthington for the John Buchan Story, is from The Thirty- Nine Steps. Our congratulations go to Emma Brown (10 – 12 years category) and Rosie Milne (8 – 9 years category) both from Broughton Primary School. “I shaved off the remnants of my moustache and got inside an ancient suit of what I believe is called heather mixture. The map gave me some notion of my whereabouts and told me the two things I wanted to know — where the main railway to the south could be joined and what were the wildest districts near at hand. At two o’clock he wakened me from my slumbers in the smoking-room armchair and led me blinking into the dark starry night. An old bicycle was found in a tool-shed and handed over to me. ‘First turn to the right up by the long fir-wood,’ he enjoined. ‘By daybreak you’ll be well into the hills. Then I should pitch the machine into a bog and take to the moors on foot. You can put in a week among the shepherds and be as safe as if you were in New Guinea.’ I pedaled diligently up steep roads of hill gravel till the skies grew pale with morning. As the mists cleared before the sun, I found myself in a wide green world with glens falling on every side and a far-away blue horizon. Here, at any rate, I could get early news of my enemies.”