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John Buchan was a Scottish author and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. He wrote a series of books that follow the adventures of Richard Hannay, an expatriate Scot who was first introduced in the classic novel The Thirty-Nine Steps.

Andrew Garvald is a young Scottish merchant who has bravely come to make his fortune in a newly colonised America. Outlawed from Virginian society for opposing the London traders' monopoly, his friends are Red Ringan, a pirate and gentleman adventurer and Shalah, an exiled Indian... Read Full Overview

One of Buchan's early books.... But the pace of the novel moved swiftly enough that I could easily imagine it as a movie unfolding scene by scene. A Critique of Buchan is that his spy novels become formulaic. This is neither. This is a novel that captures the grand adventure... Read Full Overview

Salute to Adventurers is a 1915 novel by John Buchan. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940), was a Scottish novelist and a Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. Buchan at rst entered into a career in law in 1901, but almost immediately moved into... Read Full Overview

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir 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... Read Full Overview

""Salute to Adventurers"" is a novel written by John Buchan, originally published in 1915. Set in the early 17th century, the story follows the adventures of Andrew Garvald, a young Scottish man who is forced to flee his homeland after being accused of murder. Garvald sets sail... Read Full Overview

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Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan is a riveting historical fiction novel that captures the essence of early 20th-century adventure and exploration. The book chronicles the heroic journeys of its characters as they embark on daring escapades across exotic locations within the... Read Full Overview

When I was a child in short-coats a spaewife came to the town-end, and for a silver groat paid by my mother she riddled my fate. It came to little, being no more than that I should miss love and fortune in the sunlight and find them in the rain. The woman was a haggard, black-faced... Read Full Overview

One of Buchan's early books.... But the pace of the novel moved swiftly enough that I could easily imagine it as a movie unfolding scene by scene. A Critique of Buchan is that his spy novels become formulaic. This is neither. This is a novel that captures the grand adventure... Read Full Overview

"Salute to Adventurers" from John Buchan. Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician (1875 - 1940).

Salute to Adventurers is a novel written by John Buchan, first published in 1915. The story is set in the early 17th century and follows the adventures of Andrew Garvald, a young Scottish soldier who is sent to the New World to fight against the Spanish. Garvald quickly finds... Read Full Overview