John Buchan was born on 26th August, 1875 after a brief career in the legal profession he began a twin career as writer and politician.He was a prodigious writer not just of fiction but of such acclaimed works as a 24 volume history of World War 1. It was during the war, where as a sideline writing propaganda, he wrote his most famous work; The Thirty Nine Steps. It’s hero, Richard Hannay, continues his story in other Buchan novels, most notably Green Mantle in 1916 and Mr Standfast in 1919.After the war he became a member of Parliament and in 1935 was appointed as Governor General of Canada. This title was added to his other very impressive collection: 1st Baron Tweedsmuir PC GCMG GCVO and CH.He occupied the post of Governor General and continued to write until his death on 11th February, 1940. In all he wrote a hundred works, including 30 novels, short stories, poems, biographies and many volumes about military history.