Project Gutenberg 2018-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 186 Buchan, John 1875 1940 Tweedsmuir, John Buchan, Baron The Power-House Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power-House Produced by Al Haines "The Power-House" by John Buchan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of characters, including the key figures Leithen, Deloraine, and Pitt-Heron, as they delve into a mystery surrounding the disappearance of Pitt-Heron, who has gone off to Moscow under suspicious circumstances. The narrative combines adventure with political intrigue and hints at darker themes of manipulation and power. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Leithen, a barrister and member of Parliament, who discusses various topics with his friend Tommy Deloraine. When Tommy reveals that their mutual acquaintance, Charles Pitt-Heron, has gone missing after exhibiting odd behavior related to scientific experiments, Leithen's intrigue is piqued. As he learns more about the people intertwined in Pitt-Heron’s life, particularly a mysterious butler named Tuke and a character named Andrew Lumley with unsettling views on civilization, Leithen feels compelled to uncover the truth about Pitt-Heron's whereabouts and the potential dangers he faces. The opening sets the stage for a gripping tale of adventure and an exploration of the underlying threats to societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Legal stories Leithen, Edward (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 216897 2025-07-23T05:24:42.666888 text/html 214708 2019-04-17T08:38:40 text/html 154191 2025-07-23T05:24:45.729838 application/epub+zip 156784 2025-07-23T05:24:43.261854 application/epub+zip 150533 2025-07-23T05:24:43.006858 application/epub+zip 222917 2025-07-23T05:24:47.766834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211553 2025-07-23T05:24:45.491846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205551 2022-09-26T04:59:10.801093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201988 2025-07-23T05:24:42.249871 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202199 2019-04-17T08:38:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19345 2025-07-23T05:24:47.890821 application/rdf+xml 12861 2025-07-23T05:24:43.078853 image/jpeg 1867 2025-07-23T05:24:43.043838 image/jpeg 79799 2019-04-17T08:38:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 146015 2019-04-17T08:38:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 146794 2025-07-23T05:24:42.692861 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