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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL ( / ˈbʌxən /; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation . As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first ...
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), was a Scottish novelist, historian, biographer and editor.Outside the field of literature he was, at various times, a barrister, a publisher, a lieutenant colonel in the Intelligence Corps, the Director of Information—reporting directly to prime minister David Lloyd George—during the First World War and a Unionist MP who served as Governor ...
Title [9] [10]Year Of First PublicationAuthorFirst Edition Publisher (london, Unless ...Essays and Apothegms of Francis Lord ...1894Walter Scott Publishing CoMusa Piscatrix1896Various1901The Long Road to Victory1920VariousJohn Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish author of mystery and thrillers, biographies & memoirs and literature and fiction books. Born in Perth, Scotland Buchan was the first born child of John Buchan and Helen Buchan. He spent his childhood in Kirkcaldy, Fife and spent most of his holidays with maternal grandparents in the Scottish Borders.
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a statesman and writer best known for his swift-paced adventure stories. His 50 books, all written in his spare time while pursuing an active career in politics, diplomacy, and publishing, include many historical novels and biographies.
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edit data. John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir) was a Scottish novelist and public servant who combined a successful career as an author of thrillers, historical novels, histories and biographies with a parallel career in public life. At the time of his death he was Governor-General of Canada. Buchan was educated at Glasgow and Oxford Universities.
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Apr 19, 2019 · Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan, by Ursula Buchan, Bloomsbury, RRP£25, 512 pages Join our online book group on Facebook at FTBooksCafe . Subscribe to FT Life on YouTube for ...
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Jun 16, 2022 · Author John Buchan is recognised for his iconic novel The Thirty-Nine Steps and is widely regarded as one of British literature’s most unfairly overlooked fi...
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