John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (1875-1940), was a British novelist, best known for his novel The Thirty-nine Steps, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. He is also noted for his horror fiction, including the novel Witch Wood, and the stories Skule Skerry, The Wind in the Portico and The Green Wildebeest.
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (1875-1940), was a British novelist, best known for his novel The Thirty-nine Steps, and Unionis...
Short excerpt: Little I knew at the time how big the moment was with destiny or how often that face seen in the fitful moonlight would haunt my sleep and disturb my waking hours.
Short excerpt: Little I knew at the time how big the moment was with destiny or how often that face seen in the fitful moonlight would haunt my sleep ...
Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet up with his friend Sandy in Constantinople. Once there, he and his friends must thwart the Germans plans to use religion to help them win the war, climaxing at the battle of Erzurum.
Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet up wi...
