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.John Buchan combined a
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.John Buchan combined a successful career as an author of thrillers, historical novels, histories and biographies with a parallel career in public life.Buchan wrote superb action novels, including the spy-catching adventures of Richard Hannay.Buchan wrote superb action novels, including the spy-catching adventures of Richard Hannay, whose exploits are described in The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr. Standfast, The Three Hostages, and The Island of Sheep.Apart from Hannay, Buchan created two other leading characters in Dickson McCunn, the shrewd retired grocer who appears in Huntingtower, Castle Gay, and The House of the Four Winds; and the lawyer Sir Edward Leithen, who features in the The Power-House, John Macnab, The Dancing Floor, The Gap in the Curtain and Sick Heart River.During Buchan's last years he was still productive as a writer, and published notable historical biographies, such as Montrose, Sir Walter Scott, and Cromwell. Contents:RICHARD HANNAY STORIESTHE THIRTY-NINE STEPSGREENMANTLEMR. STANDFASTTHE THREE HOSTAGESTHE COURTS OF THE MORNINGTHE ISLAND OF SHEEPLEITHEN STORIESTHE POWER-HOUSEJOHN MACNABTHE DANCING FLOORTHE GAP IN THE CURTAINSICK HEART RIVERDICKSON MCCUNN AND THE 'GORBALS DIE-HARDS'HUNTINGTOWERCASTLE GAYTHE HOUSE OF THE FOUR WINDSNOVELSSIR QUIXOTE OF THE MOORSJOHN BURNET OF BARNSWITCH WOODTHE BLANKET OF THE DARKTHE FREE FISHERSTHE HALF-HEARTEDA LODGE IN THE WILDERNESSA LOST LADY OF OLD YEARSTHE PATH OF THE KINGPRESTER JOHNSALUTE TO ADVENTURERS
