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John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 in Perth, the eldest of five children. His father was a lively Free Church minister and an enthusiast of border ballads and other Scots songs. He was an indulgent parent in contrast to Buchan's mother, Helen Jane Masterton. She epitomised Free Church virtues and was austere, reserved and respectable.
As well as a writer John Buchan was a published historian, lawyer, editor, war correspondent, government administrator, MP and director of a successful publishing house. He was born, the first son ...
John Buchan dit Lord Tweedsmuir, 1er baron Tweedsmuir d'Elsfield, fils d'un pasteur calviniste, fut le quinzième gouverneur général du Canada, de 1935 à 1940. Il fait des études supérieures à l'Université de Glasgow et à l'Université d'Oxford avant de faire ses études de droit au Middle Temple College.
The John Buchan Journal The John Buchan Journal (JBJ) exists as a regular publication for articles and studies relating to John Buchan’s life and works, and has become a significant archive for previously unknown and rare pieces by JB, literary discourse and study, fun discoveries, and personal memories of the man.
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (August 26, 1875 – February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist, best known for his novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Buchan was an officer in the intelligence Corps during World War I. In 1927, he was elected as MP for the ...
ジョン・バカン. 初代 トゥイーズミュア男爵 ジョン・バカン （ 英語: John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir [ˈbʌkən] 、 スコットランド語: [ˈbʌxən] 、 GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC, 1875年 8月26日 – 1940年 2月11日 ）は、 スコットランド の小説家、歴史家、政治家である。. 第15代 ...
Queen's Special Collections holds the private library of John Buchan (1875-1940), 1st Baron Tweedsmuir and Governor General of Canada from 1935-1940. Buchan was a prolific author of over 450 books and articles including his most well-known novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps. John Buchan also was granted an honorary doctorate by Queen's.
