John Buchan

Why Is John Buchan Influential?

According to Wikipedia, John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort during the First World War. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1927, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With John Buchan?

John Buchan is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Glasgow

What Are John Buchan's Academic Contributions?

John Buchan has made the following academic contributions:

• Witch Wood
• The Three Hostages
• The Thirty-Nine Steps
• The Runagates Club
• The Power-House
• The Path of the King
• The Magic Walking Stick
• The Island of Sheep
• The House of the Four Winds
• The Half-Hearted
• The Gap in the Curtain
• The Free Fishers
• The Far Islands and Other Tales of Fantasy
• The Dancing Floor
• The Courts of the Morning
• The Blanket of the Dark
• Sick Heart River
• Salute to Adventurers
• Prester John
• Midwinter
• Memory Hold-the-Door
• John Macnab
• John Burnet of Barns
• Huntingtower
• Castle Gay
• A Prince of the Captivity
• A Lost Lady of Old Years
• A Lodge in the Wilderness