John Buchan

Sir Quixote of the Moors John Buchan

John Buchan was a Scottish politician, historian, and writer. Buchan served as the Governor General of Canada and he was also noted for writing propaganda for the British army during World War I. Buchan is best remembered now for being a prolific author and his most famous work, The Thirty-Nine Steps, has been adapted into film and recently was the basis of a popular British television show. Sir Quixote of the Moors, published in 1895, is a historical novel centering around a French nobleman who travels to Scotland in hopes of finding a new beginning.