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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL (/ ˈ b ʌ x ən /; 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.
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 ...
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 (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.
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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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Apr 19, 2019 · While the spy thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps has been the stuff of legend since its publication in 1915 — especially after the Hitchcock film of 1935 — the life of its author, John Buchan,...
John Buchan has 1509 books on Goodreads with 136651 ratings. John Buchan’s most popular book is The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1).
John Buchan (or ‘JB’) was a prolific writer, best remembered for his ‘shocker’ novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps featuring a hero called Richard Hannay, which has been adapted for film, TV and stage, most memorably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935.