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John Burnet of Barns: A Romance

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    John Buchan's John Burnet of Barns: A Romance is a historical fiction novel.

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    About John Burnet of Barns: A Romance

    "John Burnet of Barns: A Romance" by John Buchan is a novel published in 1898. Written as an autobiography, it follows young John Burnet in seventeenth-century Scotland as he navigates friendship, scholarship, and romance with his neighbor Marjory Veitch. When his treacherous cousin Gilbert falsely denounces him as a traitor, John loses his lands and becomes a hunted outlaw in the Scottish Borders. He must fight to clear his name, rescue Marjory from Gilbert's schemes, and reclaim his rightful inheritance.
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    • Historical fiction
    • Great Britain, History, 17th century

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    John Burnet of Barns: A Romance was written by John Buchan.

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