John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875 - 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. Buchan was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps. Buchan proved to be enthusiastic about literacy, as well as the evolution of Canadian culture. In this book: The Thirty-nine Steps Greenmantle Mr. Standfast