The Free Fishers is a 1934 novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, his last work of historical fiction.[2] The novel is set during the period of the Napoleonic Wars[3] 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.
^ abc"The Free Fishers". British Library Catalogue. London: British Library. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
^Daniell, David (1975). The Interpreter's House. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. p. 191-192. ISBN 0-17-146051-0.
^Between 1809 and 1812 based on the internal evidence of Spencer Perceval as Prime Minister.
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