Witch Wood
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Word Count
73,000 words, Guess
Page Count
292 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL22367516M
- ISBN-100862412021
- OCLC Control Number18325065
- OCLC Control Numberwitchwood0000buch
- Library of Congress Control Numbergb88045124
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- LibraryThing149618
- Goodreads2911075
Classifications
- DDC823/.912
- LCCPR6003.U13 W57 1988x
Description
Set against the religious struggles and civil wars of seventeenth century Scotland, John Buchan's Witch Wood is a gripping atmospheric tale in the spirit of Stevenson and Neil Munro. As a moderate presbyterian minister, young David Sempill disputes with the extremists of his faith, as all around, the defeated remnants of Montrose's men are being harried and slaughtered. There are still older conflicts to be faced however, symbolised by the presence of the Melanudrigall Wood, a last remnant of the ancient Caledonian forest. Here there is black magic to be uncovered, but also the more positive pre-Christian intimations of nature worship. In such setting, and faced with the onset of the plague, David Sempill's struggle and eventual disappearance take on a strange and timeless aspect in what was John Buchan's own favourite among his many novels.
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Series Statement
- Canongate classics -- 17
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