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JOHN BUCHAN (1875-1940)
- Greenmantle
- Huntingtower
- Mr Standfast
- No Man's Land
- Prester John
- The Far Island
- The Thirty-Nine steps
John Buchan was born in Perth, the son of a Free Church of Scotland
minister. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Fife, then the Gorbals
in Glasgow. He received his higher education at Glasgow University and Brasenose
College, Oxford. During his studies at Oxford, he published five books and many
articles. After college he pursued as successful career as a barrister, Member
of Parliament, writer, soldier and publisher. His biography is chronicled, to
some degree, in Memory Hold the Door, also known as Pilgrim's Way. Click here
for a pointer to an article which reviews Buchan's life as one of a man of
action versus a man of letters.
In 1907, he married Susan Grosvenor. It was a happy marriage
resulting in one daughter and three sons. He became Baron Tweedsmuir of
Elsfield in 1935 and the thirty fifth Governor General of Canada, which
position he held until his death in 1940.
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