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327 [1] Memory Hold-the-Door is a 1940 autobiographical memoir by the Scottish writer John Buchan. It was published posthumously, Buchan having died in February of that year. In the United States the book was released under the title Pilgrim's Way . In a preface to the book Buchan disclaims the description of autobiography, preferring to call ...
- John Buchan
- 1940
25 de oct. de 2019 · 327 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : 23 cm American edition published under title: Pilgrim's way Includes index Preface -- Wood, Water and Hill -- Ports Musarum -- Oxford -- London Interlude -- Furth Fortune -- The Middle Years -- Inter Arma -- An Ivory Tower and its Prospect -- Parliament -- First and Last Things -- My America -- The Other Side of the Hill -- Appendix: Pilgrim's Rest ...
John Buchan said that he might write his memoirs one day, but meanwhile here were just a few reflections on particular seasons of his life. All too soon, he would die of a stroke, performing his duties at Government House in Ottawa, so these were among his last jottings. Few people write well about their own childhood, but Buchan makes a good ...
19 de oct. de 2010 · Memory hold-the-door by Buchan, John, 1875-1940. Publication date 1945 Topics Buchan, John, 1875-1940 Publisher London, Hodder and Stoughton ltd. Collection
Title: Memory Hold-the-door Author: John Buchan * A Project Gutenberg Australia eBook * eBook No.: 1201761h.html Language: English Date first posted: April 2012 Date most recently updated: April 2012 This eBook was produced by: Roy Glashan Project Gutenberg Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia, unless a copyright notice is included.
John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, had a remarkable life and here is his wonderfully written and fascinating memoir. Buchan can very readily be described as a man of empire, serving in the army during the Boer war and becoming a diplomat and well read historian of the First World War, he settled as Governor General of Canada in 1935 having travelled the world in official posts for the British ...
1 de ene. de 1984 · Hardcover. $8.04 2 Used from $8.04. Paperback. $14.52 5 Used from $10.53. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940) completed his autobiography not long before his death. A highly accomplished man, his was a life of note. Although now known by many chiefly as an author, he was also an historian, Unionist politican and Governor General of ...
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