The Runagates Club
About this book
John Buchan’s The Runagates Club is a classic of British interwar short fiction. These twelve stories appeared from 1913 to 1927, when he was at the peak of his powers, and feature Richard Hannay, Edward Leithen, and many newcomers to the Buchan canon. John Buchan designed The Runagates Club as a showcase for the best of his 1920s magazine fiction. He repurposed these stories with new beginnings, and framed them as after-dinner tales told over the port in a private gentleman’s dining-club. The narrators are a ready-made cast of storytelling characters, and Buchan filled out their backgrounds to fit the patrician, clubland background. This is interwar story-telling at its very best, with an introduction and notes on the text by Buchan expert Kate Macdonald.
Reader Profile
· 342 pages · ≈ 6 h 20 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The Runagates Club?
About ≈ 6 h 20 m — 342 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Runagates Club?
342 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Runagates Club?
It sits on the Spy Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction shelves.
Is The Runagates Club in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who are the main characters in The Runagates Club?
The main characters include Richard Hannay, Edward Leithen, Kate Macdonald.
Where does The Runagates Club take place?
It is set in Great Britain.
Who wrote The Runagates Club?
John Buchan.
Where can I read The Runagates Club online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library