No Man's Land

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John Buchan – An Introduction

John Buchan was born on 26th August, 1875 after a brief career in the legal profession he began a twin career as writer and politician.

He was a prodigious writer not just of fiction but of such acclaimed works as a 24 volume history of World War 1. It was during the war, where as a sideline writing propaganda, he wrote his most famous work; The Thirty Nine Steps. It’s hero, Richard Hannay, continues his story in other Buchan novels, most notably Green Mantle in 1916 and Mr Standfast in 1919.

After the war he became a member of Parliament and in 1935 was appointed as Governor General of Canada. This title was added to his other very impressive collection: 1st Baron Tweedsmuir PC GCMG GCVO and CH.

He occupied the post of Governor General and continued to write until his death on 11th February, 1940. In all he wrote a hundred works, including 30 novels, short stories, poems, biographies and many volumes about military history.

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E-bog: 10. februar 2018