Born August 26, 1875 in Perth, Scotland. Died February 11, 1940 in Montreal, Canada.
John Buchan's Wikipedia entry.
The John Buchan Society is for people with an interest in the Scottish writer John Buchan; his life and his work, as well as his fiction and non-fiction. Whether you have only read a couple of his novels, like the The Thirty-Nine Steps or Greenmantle, or are looking for more detail on his other works, this website will be useful to you
John Buchan's Books and Writers entry.
Bibliographic essay of John Buchan at the Literature Network.
The Last Victorian: John Buchan and the Hannay Quartet. An article by Brett F. Woods in the March 26th, 2007 edition of the California Literary Review.
Bibliography
Essays and Apothegms of Francis Lord Bacon 1894 Editor
Sir Quixote of the Moors: Being an Account of an Episode in the Life of the Sieur de Rohaine 1895 Novels
Musa Piscatrix (anthology) 1896 Editor
Scholar-Gipsies (essays) 1896 Other
Sir Walter Raleigh 1897 Bibliography
John Burnet of Barns 1898 Novels
A History of Brasenose College 1898 History
The Pilgrim Fathers (poem) 1898 Other
A Lost Lady of Old Years 1899 Novels
Grey Weather: Moorland Tales of My Own People (stories and poems) by John Buchan Other 1899 |
The Half-Hearted by John Buchan Novel 1900 |
The Watcher by the Threshold, and Other Tales (novella and stories; also see above) 1902 Other
The African Colony: Studies in the Reconstruction 1903 Other
The Law Relating to the Taxation of Foreign Income 1905 Other
A Lodge in the Wilderness 1906 Novels
Some Eighteenth-Century By-wayS, and Other Essays 1908 Other
Prester John 1910 Novels
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies (stories and poems; also see above) 1912 Other
The Marquis of Montrose 1913 Bibliography
Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwall 1913 Bibliography
Salute to Adventurers (also see below) 1915 Novels
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan Novel 1915 Recommended |
Greenmantle by John Buchan Novel 1916 |
The Battle of Jutland 1916 History
The Battle of the Somme, Volume 1: First Phase 1916 History
The Battle of the Somme, Volume 2: Second Phase 1917
Poems: Scots and English 1917 Other
Mr. Standfast (also see below) 1919 Novels
The Island of Sheep by John Buchan Novel 1919 |
Francis and Riversdale Grenfell: A Memoir 1920 Bibliography
The History of the South African Forces in France 1920 History
(Editor) The Long Road to Victory 1920 History
The Path of the King 1921 Novels
Archibald P. Primrose, Earl of Rosebery, Miscellanies: Literary and Historical 1921 Editor
Great Hours in Sport 1921 Editor
Huntingtower by John Buchan Novel 1922 |
A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys 1922 History
(With Henry Newbolt) Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War 1922 History
Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England by John Buchan Novel 1923 |
A History of English Literature 1923 Editor
The Last Secrets: The Final Mysteries of Exploration 1923 Other
The Three Hostages (also see below) 1924 Novels
Lord Minto: A Memoir 1924 Bibliography
The Northern Muse: An Anthology of Scots Vernacular Poetry 1924 Editor
Some Notes on Sir Walter Scott (English Association pamphlet) 1924 Other
John Macnab (also see below) 1925 Novels
The Man and the Book: Sir Walter Scott 1925 Bibliography
A History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1678-1918 1925 History
Two Ordeals of Democracy (lecture) 1925 History
The Dancing Floor (also see below) 1926 Novels
Modern Short Stories 1926 Editor
Homilies and Recreations (essays) 1926 Other
Witch Wood by John Buchan Novel 1927 |
The Runagates' Club 1928 Novels
The Courts of the Morning by John Buchan Novel 1929 |
The Causal and the Casual in History (Rede Lecture) 1929 History
Castle Gay (also see below) 1930 Novels
The Kirk in Scotland, 1560-1929 1930 History
The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay (contains The Thirty- Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr. Standfast, The Three Hostages) 1930 Collections
The Blanket of the Dark by John Buchan Novel 1931 |
The Novel and the Fairy Tale (English Association pamphlet) 1931 Other
The Gap in the Curtain by John Buchan Other 1931 |
The Magic Walking-Stick 1932 Novels
Sir Walter Scott 1932 Bibliography
Julius Caesar by John Buchan Novel 1932 |
A Prince of the Captivity by John Buchan Novel 1933 |
The Massacre of Glencoe by John Buchan History 1933 |
Andrew Lang and the Border (Andrew Lang Lecture) 1933 History
The Free-Fishers by John Buchan Novel 1934 |
Oliver Cromwell by John Buchan Novel 1934 |
Gordon at Khartoum 1934 History
The House of the Four Winds by John Buchan Novel 1935 |
The People's King, George V: A Narrative of Twenty-five Years 1935 History
Men and Deeds (essays) 1935 History
The Adventures of Sir Edward Leithen (contains Sing a Song of Sixpence, The Power-House,
The Dancing Floor, John Macnab, and The Gap in the Curtain) 1935 Collections
Four Tales (contains The Thirty-Nine Steps, The Power-House, The Watcher by the Threshold, and The Moon Endureth) 1936 Collections
Augustus 1937 Bibliography
The Adventures of Dickson McCunn (contains Huntingtower, Castle Gay, and The House of the Four Winds) 1937 Collections
A Five-Fold Salute to Adventure (historical novels; contains The Blanket of the Dark, Witch Wood, Salute to Adventurers, Midwinter, and The Free-Fishers) 1939 Collections
Pilgrim's Way: An Essay in Recollection (autobiographical) 1940 Other
Canadian Occasions: Addresses by Lord Tweedsmuir 1940 Other
Comments and Characters (selections from Buchan's contributions to the Scottish Review) 1940 Other
Mountain Meadow 1941 Novels
Lake of Gold (for children) 1941 History
The Long Traverse (for children) 1941 History
Adventurers All: Sir Richard Hannay, Sir Edward Leithen, and Others (contains Huntingtower, John Macnab, and The Three Hostages) 1942 Collections
Clearing House: A Survey of One Man's Mind (selections from Buchan's writings) 1946 Other
Life's Adventure: Extracts from the Works of John Buchan 1947 Other
The Best Short Stories of John Buchan 1980 Collections
The Far Islands and Other Tales of Fantasy 1984 Other
Glimpses of John Buchan: His Life in Canada and His Legacy (exhibition) 1985 Other
The Complete Short Stories 1996 Collections
John Buchan's Collected Poems 1996 Collections
Nelson's History of the Great War, twenty-four volumes 1915-19 History
(Editor) The Nations of Today: A New History of the World twelve volumes 1923-24 History
General editor of the "Teaching of History" series 1928-30 Editor
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