John Burnet of Barns
by John Buchan
- First published
- 1898
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Historical fiction
- Great Britain
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #40014. John Burnet of Barns on Wikipedia.
