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John Buchan
John Buchan was born in Perth in 1875, the son of a Church of Scotland Minister. After being educated locally, he attended Glasgow University and Brasenose College Oxford. He excha...view moreJohn Buchan was born in Perth in 1875, the son of a Church of Scotland Minister. After being educated locally, he attended Glasgow University and Brasenose College Oxford. He exchanged comparative poverty for affluence by his success as an author, but it was as a lawyer that his reputation began. He went to South Africa to serve as private secretary to the British Colonial administrator, Alfred, Lord Milner and assisted in reconstruction of the country after the Boer War. He entered publishing in 1906 as partner in the firm of his friend Thomas Nelson and married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor, cousin of the Duke of Westminster, in 1907. They had four children. Buchan was elected to Parliament in 1911, served in various capacities during the First World War, including writing speeches for Sir Douglas Haig and taking on the role of Director of Information under Lord Beaverbrook. He returned to the House of Commons in 1927 and then in 1935 he was appointed Governor-General of Canada and became Lord Tweedsmuir. He died in 1940. John Buchan was a prolific author and wrote poetry and biographies as well as novels, but he is still best remembered for his adventure stories and in particular the five Hannay novels: The Thirty Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Standfast, The Three Hostages, and The Island of Sheep.view less
Books by John Buchan
Greenmantle The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 4 (30 short stories) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mr. Standfast Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 1 (30 short stories) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Power-House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gap in the Curtain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHuntingtower Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Leithen Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Thirty-Nine Steps Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Blanket of the Dark Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJohn MacNab: Authorised Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by John Buchan
Witch Wood Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Greenmantle Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Thirty-Nine Steps Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sick Heart River Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Island of Sheep Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Thirty-Nine Steps Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 39 Steps Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The King of Ypres Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 39 Steps Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Riveting Stories: Thirty Gripping Tales by Literary Masters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Kings of Orion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5