The Path of the King
John Buchan [1875-1940] was born in Scotland. In 1901, Buchan began a career in law. His books include Preston John, The Thirty Nine Steps, and Greenmantle. The Path of the King is a collection of 14 tales. Hightown under Sunfell is set in the time of the Vikings. The final tale, The End of the Road, is set in the historical period of Abraham Lincoln. Other stories in the collection include The Englishman, The Wife of Flanders, Eyes of Youth, The Maid, The Wood of Life, Eaucourt by the Waters, The Hidden city, The Regicide, The Marplot, The Lit Chamber, In the dark Land, and The Last stage.
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- ISBN: 978-1-4385-3384-1
- EAN: 9781438533841
- Produktnummer: 5699862
- Verlag: Book Jungle
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B19.1 cm x D1.1 cm 413 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 413
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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL ( 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.After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort during World War I. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1927, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction. In 1935, King George V, on the advice of Prime Minister R. B. Bennett, appointed Buchan to replace the Earl of Bessborough as Governor General of Canada, for which purpose Buchan was raised to the peerage. He occupied the post until his death in 1940.Buchan was enthusiastic about literacy and the development of Canadian culture, and he received a state funeral in Canada before his ashes were returned to the United Kingdom.
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