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Buchan, John, first Baron Tweedsmuir

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Buchan, John, first Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), born in Perth, was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. From 1901 to 1903 he was in South Africa with the High Commission working on reconstruction after the Boer War, and later combined a literary career with a career in public life, culminating with the post of governor-general of Canada, 1935–40. He wrote many non-fiction works, including lives of Montrose (1913) and Scott (1932), but is remembered for his adventure stories, the first of which was Prester John (1910), set in Africa. Many of his other tales feature a recurring group of heroes ( Richard Hannay, Sandy Arbuthnot, Peter Pienaar, Edward Leithen, etc.); favoured settings include Scotland, the Cotswolds, and South Africa, although the last, Sick Heart River (1941), prefiguring his own death, is set in the icy wastes of Canada. The stories are packed with action; the characterization is simple; the landscapes are lovingly evoked. The most popular include The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), Greenmantle (1916), Mr Standfast (1918), and John Macnab (1925). See also spy fiction.

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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir

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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir , 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a history (4 vol., 1921–22) of World War I; biographies of Julius Caesar (1932), Scott (1932), and Cromwell (1934); short stories, essays, and poetry; and adventure novels, including The Thirty-nine Steps (1915), The Path of the King (1921), and Mountain Meadow (1941). Elected to Parliament in 1927, he was appointed governor-general of Canada in 1935 and was raised to the peerage. His tenure in Canada was popular; he promoted good relations with the United States.

Bibliography: See his autobiography, Pilgrim's Way (1940); biographies by J. Smith (1965) and A. Lownie (2004).

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Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir

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Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940) Scottish writer and politician. Buchan is best known for his adventure novels, such as The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915). He also wrote a four-volume history of World War I (1915–19) and biographies of Walter Scott (1932) and Oliver Cromwell (1934). He was governor-general of Canada (1935–40).

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