Witch Wood

Name: Witch Wood
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.6 (28 reviews)
Author: John Buchan
ISBN: 9781666648560

Author: John Buchan

Narrator: Angus King

Unabridged: 12 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 08/15/2023

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Occult & Supernatural, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

…for Witch Wood specially I am always grateful; all that devilment sprouting up out of a beginning like Galt's Annals of the Parish. That's the way to do it. — C. S. Lewis Published in 1927, Scottish writer John Buchan's Witch Wood is set in a rural parish located in the Scottish Borders during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The story centers around newly-ordained minister David Sempill's arrival in Woodilee in the wake of the Church of Scotland's acceptance of the Solemn League and Covenant and explores themes and issues surrounding religious tolerance and seventeenth-century Calvinism. With pagan rituals, an outbreak of the plague, and rumors about fairies and the devil, Witch Wood also delves into the supernatural and occult. Written while doing research for his biography of Scottish nobleman James Graham, the 1st Marquess of Montrose, Witch Wood is considered Buchan's masterpiece by scholars and critics. Read by Scottish narrator Angus King, this audio edition maintains sections of dialogue originally written and published in Scots.

About John Buchan

John Buchan (1875 - 1940) was a talented author who specialized in adventure novels. Having served as the Governor-General of Canada, he has over fifty books to his name.

About Angus King

Angus King is a Scottish actor based in London and Glasgow. He trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and works regularly on television, Motion Capture, and the West End, and his voice can be heard on audiobooks, radio drama, corporate videos, computer games, political campaigns, ADR, and more.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nathan on December 21, 2013

I'm a young minister in a Reformed Church. This book is terrifying. It's real. I think I should change my name to David Sempill. Don't read it. It's too good.......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 21, 2020

As much about the civil war as it is putting an end to occult rites. Gripping.......more

Goodreads review by Martin on April 18, 2023

This book blew me away. It's quite possibly the most goddamn Scottish book I've ever read. For sure, it would be a hard book to read if you weren't Scottish. On paper, you'd expect Witch Wood to be a thriller like the rest of John Buchan's books. And for sure some of that DNA is there - soldiers on t......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on October 17, 2023

Excellent. My first Buchan and I was impressed. The hero was bold for the gospel. Captivating plot. I probably missed a quarter of the book due to the thick Scottish dialect (the glossary wasn’t exhaustive).......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on July 07, 2024

A goodreads friend made me notice that I'd rated but not reviewed this book, my favorite of all Buchan's. Somewhere I read it was his, too. If you like Ivanhoe, Kidnapped and Lorna Doone, you will thoroughly enjoy this historical romance. The setting is Scotland in the late 1640s. It introduced me,......more