Midwinter Annotated (Word Cloud Classics)

Download or read book Midwinter Annotated (Word Cloud Classics) written by John Buchan and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-13 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Midwinter emerges from a mysterious bundle of centuries old documents which the new senior partner of a renowned law firm found clearing the archives. The origins of the papers are obscure, but the intrigued narrator believes that they hint at James Boswell, the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson. The manuscripts and letters tell of the adventures of Captain Alastair Maclean during the time of the Jacobite rising in winter 1745/46. He has recently crossed the channel from France where he has been living in exile with Charles Edward Stuart aka Bonnie Prince Charlie and his entourage. The Prince is preparing his army's march to London and Captain Maclean is on his way to join him with important news. Given the situation he avoids all main roads and before soon he gets lost in the English country. When he hears voices, he first wants to turn away from them, but he needs help to get back on his way and one of the voices is sharp with pain. He finds a boy in the hands of a keeper about to beat him up for poaching and saves him from his tormentor. The boy leads the Scotsman to the camp of the Spoonbills where he meets a mysterious, violin playing man who is known only as Midwinter and who is revered almost like a king. Before Captain Maclean leaves the next morning, Midwinter assures him that he can turn to the Spoonbills for help whenever he needs it. And indeed, they will rescue him several times, once even from certain death, because he gets into the way of the traitors Nicholas Kyd and Sir John Norreys scheming to make their fortune. On the road he finds a loyal companion in Samuel Johnson chasing after his young lady Claudia Grevel who has eloped with Sir John Norreys and married him. When the Scotsman meets her, he falls in love with her despite all. The adventures of Alastair Maclean and Samuel Johnson continue in pursuit after and hiding from the traitors... with the help of wise and calm Midwinter.