John Buchan was a Scottish politician, historian, and writer. Buchan served as the Governor General of Canada and he was also noted for writing propaganda for the British army during World War I. Buchan is best remembered now for being a prolific author and his most famous work, The Thirty-Nine Steps, has been adapted into film and recently was the basis of a popular British television show. The Thirty-Nine Steps, published in 1915, is the first novel featuring the legendary character Richard Hannay. The book is set just before the outbreak of World War I and centers around Hannay as he learns of a plot to destabilize Europe. Greenmantle, published in 1916, is the sequel novel to The Thirty-Nine Steps. The book is set during World War I and centers around Hannay as he travels to the Middle East to investigate a religious uprising.
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The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle
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John Buchan was a Scottish politician, historian, and writer. Buchan served as the Governor General of Canada and he was also noted for writing propaganda for the British army during World War I. Buchan is best remembered now for being a prolific author and his most famous work, The Thirty-Nine Steps, has been adapted into film and recently was the basis of a popular British television show. The Thirty-Nine Steps, published in 1915, is the first novel featuring the legendary character Richard Hannay. The book is set just before the outbreak of World War I and centers around Hannay as he learns of a plot to destabilize Europe. Greenmantle, published in 1916, is the sequel novel to The Thirty-Nine Steps. The book is set during World War I and centers around Hannay as he travels to the Middle East to investigate a religious uprising.
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