
SIR EDWARD LEITHEN'S MYSTERIES - Complete Series
The Power-House, John Macnab, The Dancing Floor, The Gap in the Curtain, Sick Heart River & Sing a Song of SixpenceBy John BuchanLength56h 12m
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The Power-House - Barrister and Tory MP Edward Leithen must thwart an international anarchist organization plans to destroy Western civilisation, led by Andrew Lumley a rich Englishman. John Macnab - Leithan and his friends now in their mid-forties decide to turn to poaching. Under the collective name of 'John Macnab' they issue a challenge to their neighbours to prevent them from poaching on their lands undetected... The Dancing Floor - Leithan and his new friend Milburn find themselves on the Greek island of Plakos where they must save the beautiful Koré Arabin from the superstitious islanders and prevent Milburn's nightmares from coming true. The Gap in the Curtain - Leithen is introduced at a house party to the brilliant physicist and mathematician professor Moe. Moe has been working on a new theory of time, and believes he has found a way of enabling people to see, as if through a 'gap in the curtain', details of a future event... Sick Heart River - Leithen is diagnosed with advanced tuberculosis and given a year to live. While deciding how to spend his remaining days, an American associate, John S. Blenkiron, requests help to find his niece's husband, Francis Galliard, who has disappeared from his very successful financial career in New York and fled to Canada. Sing a Song of Sixpence – Leithan tells a story of a "pretty generous allowance of romance" that cost him sixpence. John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist and historian and also served as Canada's Governor General. He is now best remembered for his adventure and spy thrillers.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Historical Fiction
Length56 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
73CHAPTER VII
2DEDICATION
74CHAPTER VIII
3PREFACE BY THE EDITOR
75CHAPTER IX
4I. BEGINNING OF THE WILD-GOOSE CHASE
76CHAPTER X
5II. I FIRST HEAR OF MR ANDREW LUMLEY
77CHAPTER XI
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6III. TELLS OF A MIDSUMMER NIGHT
78CHAPTER XII
7IV. I FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF THE SUPER-BUTLER
79CHAPTER XIII
8V. I TAKE A PARTNER
80CHAPTER XIV
9VI. THE RESTAURANT IN ANTIOCH STREET
81CHAPTER XV
10VII. I FIND SANCTUARY
82CHAPTER XVI
11VIII. THE POWER-HOUSE
83CHAPTER XVII
12IX. RETURN OF THE WILD GEESE
84CHAPTER XVIII
13I. IN WHICH THREE GENTLEMEN CONFESS THEIR ENNUI
85CHAPTER XIX
14II. DESPERATE CHARACTERS IN COUNCIL
86CHAPTER XX
15III. RECONNAISSANCE
87CHAPTER XXI
16IV. FISH BENJIE
88CHAPTER XXII
17V. THE ASSAULT ON GLENRADEN
89CHAPTER XXIII
18VI. THE RETURN OF HARALD BLACKTOOTH
90CHAPTER XXIV
19VII. THE OLD ETONIAN TRAMP
91CHAPTER I
20VIII. SIR ARCHIE IS INSTRUCTED IN THE CONDUCT OF LIFE
92CHAPTER II
21IX. SIR ARCHIE INSTRUCTS HIS COUNTRYMEN
93CHAPTER III
22X. IN WHICH CRIME IS ADDED TO CRIME
94CHAPTER IV
23XI. HARIPOL—THE MAIN ATTACK
95CHAPTER V
24XII. HARIPOL—TRANSPORT
96CHAPTER VI
25XIII. HARIPOL—AUXILIARY TROOPS
97CHAPTER VII
26XIV. HARIPOL—WOUNDED AND MISSING
98CHAPTER VIII
27XV. HARIPOL—THE ARMISTICE
99CHAPTER IX
28CHAPTER 1
100CHAPTER X
29CHAPTER 2
101CHAPTER XI
30CHAPTER 3
102CHAPTER XII
31CHAPTER 4
103CHAPTER XIII
32CHAPTER 5
104CHAPTER XIV
33CHAPTER 6
105CHAPTER XV
34CHAPTER 7
106CHAPTER XVI
35CHAPTER 8
107CHAPTER XVII
36CHAPTER 9
108CHAPTER XVIII
37CHAPTER 10
109CHAPTER XIX
38CHAPTER 11
110CHAPTER XX
39CHAPTER 12
111SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE: SIR EDWARD LEITHEN'S STORY
40CHAPTER 13
112PREFACE
41CHAPTER 14
113CHAPTER I. WOOD, WATER AND HILL
42CHAPTER 15
114CHAPTER II. PORTA MUSARUM
43CHAPTER 16
115CHAPTER III. OXFORD
44CHAPTER 17
116CHAPTER IV. LONDON INTERLUDE
45CHAPTER 18
117CHAPTER V. FURTH FORTUNE
46I. WHITSUNTIDE AT FLAMBARD
118CHAPTER VI. THE MIDDLE YEARS
47II. MR ARNOLD TAVANGER
119CHAPTER VII. INTER ARMA
48III. THE RT. HON. DAVID MAYOT
120CHAPTER VIII. AN IVORY TOWER AND ITS PROSPECT
49IV. MR REGINALD DAKER
121CHAPTER IX. PARLIAMENT
50V. SIR ROBERT GOODEVE
122CHAPTER X. FIRST AND LAST THINGS
51VI. CAPTAIN CHARLES OTTERY
123CHAPTER XI. MY AMERICA
52CHAPTER I
124CHAPTER XII. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL
53CHAPTER II
125CHAPTER I
54CHAPTER III
126CHAPTER II
55CHAPTER IV
127CHAPTER III
56CHAPTER V
128CHAPTER IV
57CHAPTER VI
129CHAPTER V
58CHAPTER VII
130CHAPTER VI
59CHAPTER VIII
131CHAPTER VII
60CHAPTER IX
132CHAPTER VIII
61CHAPTER X
133CHAPTER IX
62CHAPTER XI
134CHAPTER X
63CHAPTER XII
135CHAPTER XI
64CHAPTER XIII
136CHAPTER XII
65CHAPTER XIV
137CHAPTER XIII
66CHAPTER XV
138CHAPTER XIV
67CHAPTER I
139CHAPTER XV
68CHAPTER II
140CHAPTER XVI
69CHAPTER III
141CHAPTER XVII
70CHAPTER IV
142CHAPTER XVIII
71CHAPTER V
143CHAPTER XIX
72CHAPTER VI