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Prester John
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An adventure novel by John Buchan set in South Africa, following a young Scotsman named David Crawfurd who becomes caught up in a native uprising led by a charismatic figure invoking the legend of Prester John. Suitable for readers interested in classic adventure fiction and early twentieth-century colonial literature.
John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
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