John Buchan (Author of The 39 Steps)

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John Buchan

Born

in Perth, Scotland, The United Kingdom

August 26, 1875

Died

February 11, 1940

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs

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John Buchan was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps. After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister. In 1901, he served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War. He returned to England in 1903, continued as a barrister and journalist. He left the Bar when he joined Thomas Nelson ...more

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	The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 44,195 ratings — published 1915 — 2584 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greenmantle (Richard Hannay #2) 3.74 avg rating — 5,022 ratings — published 1916 — 120 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Standfast 3.86 avg rating — 1,978 ratings — published 1919 — 684 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Hostages (Richard Hannay #4) 3.78 avg rating — 1,272 ratings — published 1924	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Island of Sheep (Richard Hannay #5) 3.78 avg rating — 1,027 ratings — published 1936 — 440 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Thirty-Nine Steps / Greenmantle 3.44 avg rating — 1,069 ratings — published 1915 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Huntingtower (Dickson McCunn, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 848 ratings — published 1922 — 630 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.”
― John Buchan

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“An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.”
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“I believe everything out of the common. The only thing to distrust is the normal.”
― John Buchan, The 39 Steps

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The Waves by Virginia Woolf

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The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

31 votes, 24.4%

The Marquise of O by Heinrich von Kleist

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The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson

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