Hombre & Three-Ten to Yuma

A remote stage-coach station is closing down and a small group of travellers are thrown together on the last wagon out: the mysterious Doctor Favor and his wife, a traumatised girl, a brutal stranger called Braden, the station manager, the sharp-eyed young narrator and John Russell, known simply as ''Hombre''. The reader can be quietly confident that some of these travellers will not be reaching their destination alive.

This superb Western, published in 1961, was one of the novels that made Elmore Leonard''s reputation as someone who had single-handedly revived the genre. It was made into a film starring Paul Newman.

Also included is Leonard''s celebrated short story ''Three-Ten to Yuma''.

Elmore Leonard’s gritty western Hombre is accompanied here by his famous short story of rough justice and survival, Three-Ten to Yuma, both of which have been made into classic filmsJohn Russell, known simply as 'Hombre', is a mysterious loner raised by Apache Indians, on the last wagon out of Sweetmary, Arizona, along with a motley group of travellers including a doctor, a traumatised girl and a brutal stranger. But there are outlaws in the desert – and not everyone will finish the journey alive. This superb Western, published in 1961, was one of the novels that made Elmore Leonard's reputation as someone who had single-handedly revived the genre. It was made into a film starring Paul Newman. Also included here is Leonard's celebrated short story 'Three-Ten to Yuma'.

• | Author: Elmore Leonard
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Nov 06, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780241755358
• | ISBN-10: 0241755352