<p>John Buchan's 'A Lodge in the Wilderness,' published in 1906, is a unique combination of political disquisition and narrative ingenuity. Set against the backdrop of an Edenic retreat, the quasi-novel format stages a series of intellectual discourses through the imagined conference of diverse, influential personae. With a mastery of dialogue and scenery, Buchan expertly crafts a polyphonic conversation addressing the ramified implications of Em...