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John Buchan


Scotland (1875 - 1940)
Grandfather of James Buchan

aka Lord Tweedsmuir

John Buchan was born in Perth. His father was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland; and in 1876 the family moved to Fife where in order to attend the local school the small boy had to walk six miles a day. Later they moved again to the Gorbals in Glasgow and John Buchan went to Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow University (by which time he was already publishing articles in periodicals) and Brasenose College, Oxford. His years at Oxford - 'spent peacefully in an enclave like a monastery' - nevertheless opened up yet more horizons and he published five books and many articles, won several awards including the Newdigate Prize for poetry and gained a First. His career was equally diverse and successful after university and, despite ill-health and continual pain from a duodenal ulcer, he played a prominent part in public life as a barrister and Member of Parliament, in addition to being a writer, soldier and publisher. In 1907 he married Susan Grosvenor, and the marriage was supremely happy. They had one daughter and three sons. He was created Baron Tweedsmuir of Elsfield in 1935 and became the fifteenth Governor-General of Canada, a position he held until his death in 1940. 'I don't think I remember anyone,' wrote G. M. Trevelyan to his widow, 'whose death evoked a more enviable outburst of sorrow, love and admiration.'
 

Genres: Thriller, Mystery
 
Series
Richard Hannay
   1. The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915)
   2. Greenmantle (1916)
   3. Mr Standfast (1918)
     aka Mr Steadfast
   4. The Three Hostages (1924)
   5. The Island of Sheep (1936)
     aka The Man From the Norlands
continued in the series by Robert J Harris
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Leithen Stories
   The Power House (1916)
   John MacNab (1925)
   The Dancing Floor (1926)
   The Gap in the Curtain (1932)
   Sick Heart River (1941)
     aka Mountain Meadow
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Dickson McCunn
   1. Huntingtower (1922)
   2. Castle Gay (1930)
   3. The House of the Four Winds (1935)
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Novels
   Sir Quixote of the Moors (1895)
   John Burnet of Barns (1898)
   A Lost Lady of Old Years (1899)
   The Half-Hearted (1900)
   A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906)
   Prester John (1910)
   Salute to Adventurers (1915)
   The Path of the King (1921)
   Midwinter (1923)
   Witch Wood (1927)
   The Courts of the Morning (1929)
   The Blanket of the Dark (1931)
   The Magic Walking Stick (1932)
   A Prince of the Captivity (1933)
   The Free Fishers (1934)
   The Long Traverse (1941)
     aka Lake of Gold
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   The Northern Muse (1924)
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Non fiction
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Anthologies containing stories by John Buchan
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Scotland the Strange (2023)
Weird Tales from Storied Lands
edited by
Johnny Mains
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Shoreline of Infinity 35 (2023)
(Shoreline of Infinity, book 35)
edited by
Noel Chidwick
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Polar Horrors (2022)
Strange Tales from the World's Ends
(British Library Tales of the Weird, book 35)
edited by
John Miller

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