The Gap in the Curtain, by John Buchan
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The Gap in the Curtain, by John Buchan- Amazon Sales Rank: #7966973 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-08
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.00" h x .50" w x 8.50" l, 1.16 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 222 pages
About the Author John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He wrote adventure novels, short-story collections and biographies. His passion for the Scottish countryside is reflected in much of his writing. Buchan's adventure stories are high in romance and are peopled by a large cast of characters. 'Richard Hannay', 'Dickson McCunn' and 'Sir Edward Leithen' are three that reappear several times. Alfred Hitchcock adapted his most famous book 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', featuring Hannay, for the big screen. Born in 1875 in Perth, Buchan was the son of a minister. Childhood holidays were spent in the Borders, for which he had a great love. He was educated at Glasgow University and Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was President of the Union. Called to the Bar in 1901, he became Lord Milner's assistant private secretary in South Africa. By 1907, however, he was working as a publisher with Nelson's. During the First World War Buchan was a correspondent at the Front for 'The Times', as well as being an officer in the Intelligence Corps and advisor to the War Cabinet. Elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for one of the Scottish Universities' seats in 1927, he was created Baron Tweedsmuir in 1935. From then until his death in 1940 he served as Governor General of Canada, during which time he nevertheless managed to continue writing.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Good read for those interested in England in the 1930s By Hal Jordan This book is actually not particularly suspenseful and so is not a thriller like Buchan's "The Thirty-Nine Steps." Nonetheless, I found it tremendously enjoyable. As one of the other reviewer's notes, the story involves several guests at an English country house in the early 1930s who each gets a very brief glimpse of a different page from the London Times one year in the future. Buchan is a superb writer and I found his account of the fates of these people very well done. However, you need to have some interest in England in the 1930s to truly appreciate this book. A couple of the story threads involve the political maneuverings in the British Parliament in the early 1930s as the Great Depression threw the normal party alignments into disarray. Naturally, these events were more interesting to people in England in 1932 when this book was published than they will be to readers in the contemporary U.S. One of the other reviewers found these parts of the book boring, but I think Buchan writes so well that they remain interesting.A couple of points: The book starts a bit slowly and the best of the story threads is the one that ends the book. In fact, I found the last story thread to be quite moving. So, don't abandon the book too early! Finally, [SPOILER ALERT] I found the twist at the end a bit farfetched, but it didn't spoil the book for me, particularly as it allowed for a happy ending.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Fascinating Read By Bob C As a long-time fan of John Buchan, I especially enjoyed my re-reading of "Gap In The Curtain". At a weekend gathering in the country, several people are enabled to glimpse certain items that will be printed in the newspaper exactly one year in the future. The author proceeds to show his readers how this information is used by each individual. Buchan always writes in an entertaining manner, but his ingenuity in crafting these gripping narratives provides a unique contribution to his collection of novels. There are plenty of twists and turns, and some genuinely interesting insights into the way people think and act. Read it; you won't be disappointed.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. What Would Happen If You Could See The Future? By Alexander Gaya The fairly common question with which I have titled this review is the question Buchan sets out to answer in the course of six chapters in this adventure starring Sir Edward Leithen, quasi-autobiographical lawyer and MP. The first chapter sets the scene: a fancy dinner party attended by a ‘mad scientist’ leads to Sir Edward and six others from the dinner party being handpicked to test the professor’s cutting-edge theories about time. At the climax of the chapter, each person sees an issue of The Times dated one year in the future, and in each case notices a paragraph or headline that relates directly to them. The remaining five chapters, each dedicated to an attendant other than Sir Edward (the sixth human guinea pig fainted prior to viewing the ‘gap in the curtain’), explore how humans in different stations and mental states respond to having ‘seen beyond’. Although the snippets of the paper previsioned by each person are indeed printed verbatim, signifying the professor’s experiment was successful, the prescribed fate does not always occur in the manner one might expect. Although containing faint ‘trademarks’ of a Buchan novel (references to the classics, men who are MEN!, allusions to The Pilgrim’s Progress, distrust of socialism), this novel focuses more intently on the psychology of the characters and on emotional dynamics than many of Buchan’s novels; it is also more heavily autobiographical. This is certainly one of Buchan’s better written works, and frequently ranges into “five-star” territory in many respects, but not frequently enough to push it over the (very high) barrier between my four-star and five-star ratings.I am absolutely delighted with the edition released by House of Stratus, a small publisher that puts certain more careless small publishers to shame. The cover image is mildly relevant to the contents and the front and back covers are quite serviceable with respect to both aesthetics and content. A brief biographical blurb of Buchan is provided inside. The typesetting within the book is attractive and skillful. No introduction or textual notes were provided, but when reading Buchan one does just fine without such decorations.As a 'first-rate second-tier author' generally, Buchan is near the height of his authorial vigor in The Gap in the Curtain. Devotees of Buchan; enjoyers of Haggard, Kipling, and Stevenson; and appreciators of psychological novels will likely find this a pleasant read.
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