Sir Quixote of the Moors
by John Buchan
John Buchanan's first novel is a fascinating insight into themes that would continue to unfold throughout his later work. Set in 17th-century Scotland, the story revolves around the battle of middle-aged Jean Sierre de Rohen and his old friend Quentin Kennedy to combat unarmed religious dissidents, the treaties they killed while fighting a sense of duty and emotional weakness – a powerful test of religious fanaticism.
