John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875 – 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. Buchan was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps. The book opens in November 1915, with Ha...
Paperback: 146 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 23, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1548238902
ISBN-13: 978-1548238902
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