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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

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 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

"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