John Buchan Quotes


I would have been content with any job however thankless, in any quarter however remote, if I had a chance of making a corner of the desert blossom and the solitary place glad.


Citations

Buchan, John. Memory Hold-the-Door. Hodder and Stoughton, 1940.

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John Buchan
John Buchan
  • Born: August 26, 1875
  • Died: February 11, 1940
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Author

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.