Novels
- Old House of Fear (1961)
- A Creature of the Twilight (1966)
- Lord of the Hollow Dark (1979)
Collections
- The Princess of All Lands (1979)
- Watchers at the Strait Gate (1984)
- Off the Sand Road (2002)
- What Shadows We Pursue (2003)
Non fiction
- John Randolph of Roanoke (1951)
- The Conservative Mind (1953)
- Prospects for Conservatives (1954)
- The American Cause (1957)
- The Sword of Imagination (1995)
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Old House of Fear
Attorney Hugh Logan leaves Canada to negotiate the purchase of Carnglass Island and Old House of Fear in the Hebrides for his employer, Duncan MacAskival. From the moment he arrives in Scotland, Logan is thwarted and threatened on his journey. But no matter how bad his travels, his arrival on the island proves trouble has just begun. The island is under the control of evil genius Dr. Edmund Jackman, convinced that Logan is a spy who must die. Only escaping Jackmans terrible clutches through the assistance of lovely, red haired Mary MacAskival, niece of the bedridden owner of Old House, Logan must find a way to thwart Jackmans evil plot before he and his newfound love both perish on the isolated island.
John Randolph of Roanoke
John Randolph of Roanoke Roanoke being the name of his home in Charlotte County, Virginia is unique in American political history. Only twenty six when first elected to Congress in 1799, he readily became the most forceful figure at the Capitol. An incomparable orator, he was also, in the observation of Dumas Malone, ‘a merciless castigator of iniquity.’ For most of his public career Randolph was a leader of the opposition to both Jeffersonians and Federalists. He was, writes Russell Kirk, ‘devoted to state rights, the agricultural interest, economy in government, and freedom from foreign entanglements.’ Above all things Randolph cherished liberty, and he famously declared, ‘I love liberty; I hate equality. ‘This fourth edition incorporates the corrections and modest revisions provided by the author shortly before his death in 1994. Among the new material is a transcription of the first hand account of Randolph’s death that relates information long deemed apocryphal. The account is by Dr. Joseph Parrish, who was at Randolph’s side when he died in 1833.
The Conservative Mind
The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk is arguably one of the greatest contributions to twentieth century American Conservatism. Brilliant in every respect, from its conception to its choice of significant figures representing the history of intellectual conservatism, The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk launched the modern American Conservative Movement. A must read.
Prospects for Conservatives
Arguing against doomsayers, Dr. Kirk points to youthfulness of American civilization, and the inevitable patterns of decadence and renewal that need not presage cultural apocalypse.
The American Cause
The American Cause explains in simple yet eloquent language the bedrock principles upon which America’s experiment in constitutional self government is built. Russell Kirk, whose life and thought has recently been featured in C SPAN s acclaimed ‘American Writers’ series intended ‘this little book’ to be an assertion of the moral and social principles upholding our nation. Kirk s primer is an aid to reflection on those principles political, economic, and religious that have united Americans when faced with challenges and threats from the enemies of ordered freedom. In this new age of terrorism, Kirk s lucid and straightforward presentation of the articles of American belief is both necessary and welcome. Gleaves Whitney s newly edited version of Kirk s work, combined with his insightful commentary, make The American Cause a timely addition to the literature of liberty.
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