The Dickson McCunn Trilogy is a series of novels by

John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. As a ...

, all featuring his eponymous retired grocer from

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

. The books are titled '' Huntingtower'', '' Castle Gay'' and ''

The House of the Four Winds ''The House of the Four Winds'' is a 1935 Adventure fiction, adventure novel by the Scots author John Buchan. It is a Ruritanian romance, and the last of his three Dickson McCunn books. The novel is set in the fictional Central European country ...

''. Penguin published an omnibus edition, ''The Adventures of Dickson McCunn'', in 1994.

Huntingtower

''Huntingtower'' is a 1922 novel, initially serialised in ''Popular Magazine'' between August and September 1921. It is the first of Buchan's three Dickson McCunn books, the action taking place in the district of Carrick in

Galloway Galloway ( ; ; ) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the counties of Scotland, historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council areas of Scotland, council area of Dumfries and Gallow ...

, Scotland.

Castle Gay

''Castle Gay'' is a 1930 novel. The action is set in the Scottish district of Carrick,

some six years after the events described in ''Huntingtower''.

The House of the Four Winds

''The House of the Four Winds'' is a 1935 novel. It is a

Ruritanian romance Ruritanian romance is a genre of literature, film and theatre comprising novels, stories, plays and films set in a fictional country, usually in Central or Eastern Europe, such as the " Ruritania" that gave the genre its name. Such stories are t ...

set in the fictional Central European country of Evallonia, and opens two years after the events recounted in ''Castle Gay''.

References

External links

Gutenberg text of "Huntingtower"

Novels by John Buchan Scottish novels Literary trilogies Novel series 20th-century British novels Novels set in Scotland {{Europe-novel-stub