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13 de mai. de 2024 · Former governor general John Buchan, also known as Lord Tweedsmuir, became the muse for Hutchings’ latest creation. Over the period of a few years Hutchings wrote music for 10 of Buchan’s works culminating in his latest album released this past fall.
Há 6 dias · John Buchan was born in 1875 in Perth, Scotland. 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC, he was not only a highly-acclaimed novelist, but also a historian and politician who served from 1935 until his death in 1940 as the 15th Governor-General of Canada.
Há 4 dias · TWEEDSMUIR, a parish, in county Peebles, 13 miles (S. E. by S.) from Biggar; containing 276 inhabitants. This place derives its name from the moorish aspect of the ground in that part of the parish through which the river Tweed flows, immediately on issuing from its source. It appears to have formed originally part of the adjoining parish of Drummelzier, on its separation from which, in 1643 ...
3 de mai. de 2024 · May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day, as established by UNESCO / United Nations. The freedom of the press is essential to the establishment and health of democracy. In our world of social media, misinformation, disinformation, fake news and conspiracy theories, more than ever we need a free, independent, professional and ethical press. source: UNESCO…
Há 5 dias · John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), attended Brasenose College, best known for The Thirty-nine Steps.
7 de mai. de 2024 · A classic tale of espionage and adventure, set during the Napoleonic Wars. With the action ranging from the shores of Fife to the moors of Northumberland and the fens of East Anglia, The Free Fishers is one of Buchan's finest novels.
8 de mai. de 2024 · En 1935 se convierte en Gobernador General de Canadá y se le nombra Baron Tweedsmuir de Elsfield en el condado de Oxfordshire. El primer ministro de Canadá William Lyon Mackenzie King había querido que fuese a Canadá como plebeyo, pero el rey Jorge V insistió en ser representado por un par. Buchan continuó escribiendo incluso ...
