The Runagates Club by John Buchan

The Runagates Club by John Buchan portrays a London dining club that transforms from a casual gathering of diverse men into a vibrant space for storytelling, where members reflect on life, war, and identity amidst the backdrop of their shared experiences. Through their conversations, the club becomes a microcosm of the larger societal issues they face.

By John Buchan · First published 1928 · Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Historical Fiction · 13 chapters · 92,686 words

First lines

A London dining-club is a curious organism, for it combines great tenacity of life with a chameleon-like tendency to change its colour. A club which begins as a haunt of roysterers may end as a blameless academic fraternity; another, which at the start is a meeting-place of the intelligent, becomes in the progress of time a select coterie of sportsmen. So it has been with the institution of which I am the chronicler. It has changed its name and is now the Thursday Club, and the number of permissible members has been increased. Its dinners are admirable; conversation at its board is dignified and a little serious; it has enlarged its interests, and would not now refuse a Lord Chancellor or a Bishop.

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Genres

• Adventure — The plot revolves around thrilling escapades and explorations.
• Mystery — The narrative includes elements of intrigue and problem-solving.
• Historical Fiction — The story is set against a backdrop of historical events and figures.
• Literary Fiction — The writing style emphasizes character development and thematic depth.

Tags

adventure · mystery · thriller · historical · fiction · British literature · espionage · political intrigue · action · suspense · detective · narrative

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: John Buchan
• Date: 1928 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller
• Length: 92,686 words
• Structure: 13 chapters, 1,064 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Contents

• Preface
• The Green Wildebeest: Sir Richard Hannay's Story
• The Frying-Pan and the Fire: the Duke of Burminster's Story
• Dr. Lartius: John Palliser-Yeates's Story
• The Wind in the Portico: Henry Nightingale's Story
• "Divus" Johnston: Lord Lamancha's Story
• The Loathly Opposite: Oliver Pugh's Story
• Sing a Song of Sixpence: Sir Edward Leithen's Story
• Ship to Tarshish: Ralph Collatt's Story
• Skule Skerry: Anthony Hurrell's Story
• Tendebant Manus: Sir Arthur Warcliff's Story
• The Last Crusade: Francis Martendale's Story
• Fullcircle: Martin Peckwether's Story

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• Mr Standfast (1915)
• The Far Islands (1899)
• The Thirty-nine Steps (1915)
• Greenmantle (1916)
• Prester John (1910)
• The Company of the Marjolaine (1908)
• A Lucid Interval (1927)
• The Lemnian (1908)
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