PRE-ISBN.The action of this story is set firstly mostly in England before the First World War and secondly at the time of the Greek Orthodox Easter, on the imaginary Greek island of Plakos after that war. The barrister Edward Leithen narrates the story.The heiress’ (Kore Arabin) father was hated by the local population. That crowd, believing her to be a witch, determine to enact a pagan ritual and set fire to her house; to kill her. Leithen’s younger friend, Vernon Milburne, arrives on his yacht and u0026 is persuaded to help her; initially unaware that he has previously made her acquaintance in London. Leithen, knowing of the danger to Kore independently arrives on the island, driven likewise by the imperative to save the damsel in distress. So it is that an improbable story line is rescued through the exquisite skill, magic, and power of John Buchan’s storytelling. The clash between old paganism and new Christianity is resolved through demonstrating how the old has been transformed by the new; giving the reader insight into Buchan’s own Christian faith.

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