The Free Fishers
1934 first edition | |
| Author | John Buchan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | England |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1934 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 320 |
The Free Fishers is a 1934 novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, his last work of historical fiction. The novel is set during the period of the Napoleonic Wars and follows the adventures of Anthony Lammas, a young professor at St Andrews, who is drawn into a plot to kill the prime minister Spencer Perceval. He is aided by The Free Fishers, a secret mutual aid organisation.