Risultati di ricerca
John Buchan. Buchan in un ritratto. John Buchan, I barone Tweedsmuir ( Perth, 26 agosto 1875 – Montréal, 11 febbraio 1940 ), è stato un romanziere, poeta e politico scozzese .
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL (/ ˈ b ʌ x ən /; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
I trentanove scalini è un romanzo dello scrittore scozzese John Buchan. Apparso a puntate nel 1915 e pubblicato nel medesimo anno, il romanzo mescola il thriller, lo spionaggio e l'avventura: è il primo di 5 libri con protagonista Richard Hannay, ingegnere, soldato e agente segreto.
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), was a Scottish novelist, historian, biographer and editor. Outside the field of literature he was, at various times, a barrister, a publisher, a lieutenant colonel in the Intelligence Corps, the Director of Information—reporting directly to prime minister David Lloyd George —during ...
Title [9] [10]Year Of First PublicationAuthorFirst Edition Publisher (london, Unless ...Essays and Apothegms of Francis Lord ...1894Walter Scott Publishing CoMusa Piscatrix1896Various1901The Long Road to Victory1920VariousScrittore e uomo politico scozzese (Perth 1875 - Montreal 1940). Nel 1907, socio della casa editrice Th. Nelson and Sons, poi direttore dell'Agenzia Reuter. Nel 1935 fu nominato governatore generale del Canada e creato Lord Tweedsmuir.
John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir) was a Scottish novelist and public servant who combined a successful career as an author of thrillers, historical novels, histories and biographies with a parallel career in public life.
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a statesman and writer best known for his swift-paced adventure stories. His 50 books, all written in his spare time while pursuing an active career in politics, diplomacy, and publishing, include many historical novels and biographies.
