John Buchan

John Buchan (1875-1940) was born in Perth, Scotland, the son of a Free Church minister, and educated at the University of Glasgow and Oxford's Brasenose College. He led a remarkably varied life as a barrister, war correspondent during the Boer War, intelligence officer in World War I, member of Parliament, and ultimately Governor General of Canada, where he served as the first Baron Tweedsmuir from 1935 until his death. Throughout it all, he maintained a prolific literary output that included over thirty novels, several biographies, and works of history. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by The Thirty-Nine Steps.