Prester John (novel)

Prester John
First edition 1910
AuthorJohn Buchan
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
Set inScotland, South Africa
PublisherT Nelson & Sons
Publication date
1910
Media typePrint
Pages376

Prester John is a 1910 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It tells the story of the young Scotsman David Crawfurd and his adventures in South Africa, where a native uprising under the charismatic black minister John Laputa is tied to the medieval legend of Prester John.