Project Gutenberg 2014-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 176 Buchan, John 1875 1940 Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, Baron Sir Quixote of the Moors Being some account of an episode in the life of the Sieur de Rohaine Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Quixote_of_the_Moors Produced by Val Wooff, sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sir Quixote of the Moors" by John Buchan is a novel written in the late 19th century. This narrative presents the story of Jean de Rohaine, a French gentleman who, after falling into despair, finds himself wandering the inhospitable Scottish Highlands. The book explores themes of honor, friendship, and the contrast between pastoral tranquility and the harsh realities of life, particularly through the experiences of the main character in a foreign land. At the start of the novel, Jean de Rohaine embarks on a journey into the Scottish moors, revealing his frustrations and discomfort in the bleak landscape, which starkly contrasts with his previous life in France. He recalls how he came to Scotland to visit his friend Quentin Kennedy but becomes disenchanted with his host's violent and ruthless actions, leading him to abandon hope for camaraderie. Following a quarrel over a massacre of innocents, Jean parts ways with Kennedy and becomes lost in the moors. After several hardships, he eventually arrives at an inn, where he faces danger from local ruffians. The opening portion sets the stage for Jean's transformation and introduces the themes of struggle and adventure that define his journey through Scotland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46345/46345-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction French -- Scotland -- Fiction Covenanters -- Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 176061 2025-07-18T15:17:55.040010 text/html 152859 2024-10-24T09:03:07 text/html 245993 2025-07-18T15:17:57.657095 application/epub+zip 247707 2025-07-18T15:17:55.456009 application/epub+zip 138878 2025-07-18T15:17:55.238006 application/epub+zip 312612 2025-07-18T15:17:59.641977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295204 2025-07-18T15:17:57.435003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186866 2022-09-21T05:44:04.250542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162631 2025-07-18T15:17:54.836971 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142789 2024-10-24T09:03:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18391 2025-07-18T15:17:59.764964 application/rdf+xml 16382 2025-07-18T15:17:55.306976 image/jpeg 2584 2025-07-18T15:17:55.273019 image/jpeg 252019 2025-07-18T15:17:55.063032 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia