Yet there was so much more to ‘JB’ who was a prolific writer of more than 100 books and 1,000 articles for newspapers and magazines before he died in 1940.īuchan was also a scholar, antiquarian, colonial administrator, publisher, war correspondent, director of wartime propaganda, a Unionist MP, and, at the time of his death, the governor-general of Canada. John Buchan’s gentleman spy Richard Hannay outfoxed his pursuers at every turn and was the forerunner to James Bond 007.īuchan was born in Perth in 1875 and it was his father’s profession as a Free Kirk minister that led the family to Kirkcaldy where he stayed until the age of 13.īond creator Ian Fleming is said to have been inspired by Buchan’s Hannay novels including his most famous book The Thirty-Nine Steps.īuchan’s name became known across the world for the classic thriller which inspired numerous adaptations including the celebrated 1935 movie by Alfred Hitchcock. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments.

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