Many of the aristocrats profiled in John Buchan's novel The Half-Hearted are beset with crippling doubts about their own lifestyles and characters. Protagonist Lewis Haystoun is disgusted with his own inability to take a decisive stand on any issue...
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Many of the aristocrats profiled in John Buchan's novel The Half-Hearted are beset with crippling doubts about their own lifestyles and characters. Protagonist Lewis Haystoun is disgusted with his own inability to take a decisive stand on any issue of significance, and sets about to cure himself by undertaking a life-or-death campaign halfway around the world. This crowd-pleasing novel has something for everyone: romance, derring-do, and plenty of action and adventure
Title; Contents; PART I; Chapter I - Evening in Glenavelin; Chapter II - Lady Manorwater's Guests; Chapter III - Upland Waters; Chapter IV - Afternoon in a Garden; Chapter V - A Conference of the Powers; Chapter VI - Pastoral; Chapter VII - The Makers of Empire; Chapter VIII - Mr. Wratislaw's Advent; Chapter IX - The Episodes of a Day; Chapter X - Home Truths; Chapter XI - The Pride Before a Fall; Chapter XII - Pastoral and Tragedy; Chapter XIII - The Pleasures of a Conscience; Chapter XIV - A Gentleman in Straits; Chapter XV - The Nemesis of a Coward; Chapter XVI - A Movement of the Powers
Chapter XVII - The Brink of the RubiconChapter XVIII - The Further Brink; Chapter XIX - The Bridge of Broken Hearts; PART II; Chapter XX - The Eastern Road; Chapter XXI - In the Heart of the Hills; Chapter XXII - The Outposts; Chapter XXIII - The Dinner at Galetti's; Chapter XXIV - The Tactics of a Chief; Chapter XXV - Mrs. Logan's Ball; Chapter XXVI - Friend to Friend; Chapter XXVII - The Road to Forza; Chapter XXVIII - The Hill-Fort; Chapter XXIX - The Way to Nazri; Chapter XXX - Evening in the Hills; Chapter XXXI - Events South of the Border; Chapter XXXII - The Blessing of Gad
