‘John Buchan was the first to realise the enormous dramatic value of adventure in familiar surroundings happening to unadventurous men.’ – Graham Greene
Written in 1926, The Dancing Floor is one of Buchan’s most unusual and surprising tales. His characters, including the familiar Leithen who features in all four novels of the series, are often caught up in intrigues and hostility between warring nations but in The Dancing Floor they find themselves in a religious war of sorts in Greece. His descriptions of the island setting, the flora and fauna are magical, but terrible things are about to happen . . .
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite writers, John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. He was born in Perth, an eldest son, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. In 1907 he married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor and they subsequently had four children. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George’s Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.
Robin Hardy is the acclaimed director of the world-renowned cult film The Wicker Man (1973). He has recently written a novel Cowboys for Christ (Luath, 2006).
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