Talk:Prester John (novel)

Expansion needed
Per July 2018 Maintenance Template, this article needs more detail and balance to the long plot summary. I have added a little background to the lead and a brief note of the 1920 silent movie. Much more could be done; this novel is a pivot-point in Buchan's career, his first best-seller and first "ripping yarn" adventure; it raises controversial questions of race, sex and colonial policy.

Suggestions: John Buchan's Prester John (1910) is a novel which occupies an ambiguous position in the imperial canon. It has hitherto been noted for its enduring qualities as a boys' adventure story and as a narrative involved explicitly within the British imperial discourse of its time, which can be regarded as spanning the debate initiated by the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), its temporary resolution in the passing of the Union of South Africa Act (1909), and its implementation, which coincided in 1910 with the first publication of the novel. ...et sqq. --D Anthony Patriarche (talk) 07:22, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Editions
 * Fill out the novel's place as a turning point in Buchan's career
 * More on Buchan's experience in South Africa and how it informed the writing of the novel
 * Critical reception at the time of publication...and subsequently
 * See useful source: http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol2num1/stotesbury.pdf —