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Links to other articles on John Buchan and his work are listed below. Please email manager@johnbuchansociety.co.uk if you find any broken links or have found something you’d like to see on this list. If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, you might find it here. For rare and out-of-print Buchan books, please try our sponsor Avonworld Books.

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29-5-2007: Links to Buchan articles have now been moved onto a separate page.

Buchan film and play adaptations:

  • The 39 Steps (1935, Hitchcock)
  • The 39 Steps (1959, Ralph Thomas, remake of the Hitchcock one)
  • The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978, Don Sharp)
  • The 39 Steps (announced 2006, Robert Towne remake of the 1935 film – unlikely to surface anytime soon)

  • Huntingtower (1927, George Pearson, B+W, silent)
  • Huntingtower (1957, TV, Shaun Sutton)
  • Huntingtower (1978, TV, Bob Hird)

  • The Three Hostages (1977, TVM, Clive Donner)

  • Hannay (TV series 1988-9, dir. Ken Hannam)

  • John Macnab (TV series, 1976, dir. Donald McWhinnie)

  • Buchan’s filmography on the British Film Institute database

    The comic stage production of The Thirty-Nine Steps, based on the Hitchcock film. The play has been shortlisted for a Laurence Olivier Award.

    Buchan as public servant:

    Biography from the Governor-General of Canada website, focusing mainly on his political legacy in Canada

    National Archives information on his role in the First World War – features historical documents

    Biographical and quotes:

    Biography on BBC Writing Scotland

    Queen’s University’s biography, notable mainly for pictures

    Buchanalia, a selection of quotes expressing his ‘robust view of life’

    John Buchan’s grave

    The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club page on Buchan, who was president in 1923 - here you can also hear a short clip of a speech he made to the Book Society in 1932 (mp3 format)

    The Tweedsmuir Military Camp in Surrey was named after Buchan, and housed Canadian troops and, later, Polish refugees.

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