The Powerhouse
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1916
- Pages
- 85
About this book
A quiet London barrister named Edward Leithen slowly realizes that a cultivated, respected gentleman of his acquaintance is in fact the head of a secret organization bent on toppling the civilized order. What starts as idle curiosity about a friend's disappearance hardens into a personal duel, fought in drawing rooms and along city streets rather than on any battlefield. John Buchan packs his menace into a short, fast book and gives it the line his readers never forgot: that only a thin sheet of glass stands between civilisation and barbarism. This was the first outing for Leithen, a hero Buchan would return to over the following years.
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Book facts
- Author
- John Buchan
- First published
- 1916
- Reading time
- About 2 hours
- Pages
- 85
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Conspiracy Thriller
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online