# List of works by John Buchan

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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), was a Scottish novelist, historian, biographer and editor. Outside the field of literature he was, at various times, a barrister, a publisher, a lieutenant colonel in the Intelligence Corps, the Director of Information—reporting directly to prime minister David Lloyd George—during the First World War and a Unionist MP who served as Governor General of Canada, the fifteenth to hold the office since Canadian Confederation.
Born in Perth, Scotland, Buchan was admitted to the University of Glasgow in 1892 to study classics; during his first year at university he edited the works of Francis Bacon, which were published in 1894. The following year he was awarded a scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford; shortly after his arrival he also published his first novel, Sir Quixote of the Moors, which he dedicated to Gilbert Murray, his university tutor. By the time he left the university he had published five books, including Scholar-Gipsies, his first work of non-fiction.
Much of Buchan's non-fiction mirrored his circumstances: his time in South Africa resulted in The African Colony, and the First World War led to a series of books about the war in general, and the Scottish and South African forces in particular. He interspersed his non-fiction with further novels, and also wrote ten biographies and four volumes of poetry, as well as numerous articles and stories for magazines and journals. During the war he wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps, the novel which has been adapted for film and television more than any of his other work, (film versions in 1935, 1959 and 1978 and a 2008 television version).

## Editor

Buchan was the general editor of the Teaching of History series, published by T. Nelson Publishers between 1928 and 1930. In 1900 he was also a member of the editorial board of The Spectator.
Works edited by Buchan :
| Title | Year of first publication | Author | First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated) | Notes |
| Essays and Apothegms of Francis Lord Bacon | 1894 | Francis Bacon | Walter Scott Publishing Co | |
| Musa Piscatrix | 1896 | Various | John Lane | |
| The Compleat Angler | 1901 | Izaak Walton | Methuen Publishing | |
| The Long Road to Victory | 1920 | Various | T. Nelson Publishers | |
| Miscellanies: Literary and Historical | 1921 | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | Hodder & Stoughton | |
| Great Hours in Sport | 1921 | Various | T. Nelson Publishers | |
| The Nations of Today | 1923–24 | Various | Hodder & Stoughton | Six unnumbered volumes |
| A History of English Literature | 1923 | Various | T. Nelson Publishers | Abridged and published in 1937 as A Shorter History of English Literature. |
| The Northern Muse: An Anthology of Scots Vernacular Poetry | 1924 | Various | Hodder & Stoughton | |
| Modern Short Stories | 1926 | Various | T. Nelson Publishers | |
| Essays and Studies | 1926 | Members of the English Association | Oxford University Press, Oxford | |
| South Africa | 1927 | Various | British Empire Educational Press | |
| A General Survey of British History | 1928 | Various | T. Nelson Publishers | Eleven volumes |
| The Poetry of Neil Munro | 1931 | Neil Munro | William Blackwood & Sons | |

## Novels

Novels by Buchan :
| Title | Year of first publication | First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated) |
| Sir Quixote of the Moors | 1895 | T. Fisher Unwin |
| John Burnet of Barns | 1898 | John Lane |
| A Lost Lady of Old Years | 1899 | John Lane |
| The Half-Hearted | 1900 | Isbister. Serialised in Good Words, 1900 |
| A Lodge in the Wilderness | 1906 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| Prester John | 1910 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Salute to Adventurers | 1915 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Thirty-Nine Steps | 1915 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| The Power-House | 1916 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| Greenmantle | 1916 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Mr Standfast | 1918 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Path of the King | 1921 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Huntingtower | 1922 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Midwinter | 1923 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Three Hostages | 1924 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| John Macnab | 1925 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Dancing Floor | 1926 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Witch Wood | 1927 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Courts of the Morning | 1929 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Castle Gay | 1930 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Blanket of the Dark | 1931 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Gap in the Curtain | 1932 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Magic Walking Stick | 1932 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| A Prince of the Captivity | 1933 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Free Fishers | 1934 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The House of the Four Winds | 1935 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Island of Sheep | 1936 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Sick Heart River | 1941 | Hodder & Stoughton |

## Non-fiction

Non-fiction by Buchan :
| Title | Year of first publication | First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated) |
| Scholar-Gipsies | 1896 | John Lane |
| A History of Brasenose College | 1898 | Robinson |
| The African Colony | 1903 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| The Law Relating to the Taxation of Foreign Income | 1905 | Stevens |
| Some Eighteenth Century Byways | 1908 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| Nine Brasenose Worthies | 1909 | Clarendon Press, Oxford |
| What the Home Rule Bill Means | 1912 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Nelson's History of the War (24 volumes) | 1914–19 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Britain's War by Land | 1915 | Oxford University Press, Oxford |
| The Achievement of France | 1915 | Methuen Publishing |
| Ordeal by Marriage | 1915 | Clay Publishing |
| The Future of the War | 1916 | Boyle, Sons & Watchurst |
| The Battle of the Somme, First Phase | 1916 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Purpose of War | 1916 | J. M. Dent & Sons |
| The Battle of Jutland | 1916 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Battle of the Somme, Second Phase | 1917 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| These for Remembrance | 1919 | Privately printed, London |
| The Island of Sheep | 1919 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Battle Honours of Scotland 1914–1918 | 1919 | Outram |
| The History of the South African Forces in France | 1920 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| A History of the Great War | 1922 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys | 1922 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Last Secrets | 1923 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Margins of Life | 1923 | Birkbeck College |
| Days to Remember | 1923 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers 1678–1918 | 1925 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Two Ordeals of Democracy | 1925 | Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Mass |
| The Fifteenth (Scottish) Division 1914-1919 | 1926 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| Homilies and Recreations | 1926 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Causal and the Casual in History | 1929 | Cambridge University Press, Cambridge |
| The Kirk in Scotland, 1560-1929 | 1930 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Montrose and Leadership | 1930 | Oxford University Press, Oxford |
| The Novel and the Fairy Tale | 1931 | The English Association |
| Andrew Lang and the Borders | 1932 | Oxford University Press, Oxford |
| The Massacre of Glencoe | 1933 | Peter Davies |
| Gordon at Khartoum | 1934 | Peter Davies |
| The King's Grace | 1935 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Naval Episodes Of The Great War | 1938 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Interpreter's House | 1938 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Presbyterianism Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | 1938 | Church of Scotland, Edinburgh |
| Memory Hold-the-Door | 1940 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Comments and Characters | 1940 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Canadian Occasions | 1940 | Hodder & Stoughton |

## Biographies

Biographies by Buchan :
| Title | Year of first publication | First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated) |
| Sir Walter Raleigh | 1897 | Blackwell Publishing, Oxford |
| The Marquis of Montrose | 1913 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwall | 1913 | William Blackwood & Sons |
| Francis and Riversdale Grenfell: A Memoir | 1920 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Lord Minto: A Memoir | 1924 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| The Man and the Book: Sir Walter Scott | 1925 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Montrose | 1928 | T. Nelson Publishers |
| Sir Walter Scott | 1932 | Cassell |
| Julius Caesar | 1932 | Peter Davies |
| Oliver Cromwell | 1934 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Augustus | 1937 | Hodder & Stoughton |

## Poetry collections

Poetry collections by Buchan :
| Title | Year of first publication | First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated) |
| The Pilgrim Fathers | 1898 | Blackwell Publishing, Oxford |
| Grey Weather: Moorland Tales of My Own People (includes short stories) | 1899 | John Lane |
| The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies (includes short stories) | 1912 | W Blackwood & Sons |
| Poems: Scots and English | 1917 | T.C. & E.C. Jack |

## Short story collections

Short story collections by Buchan :
| Title | Year of first publication | First edition publisher (London, unless otherwise stated) |
| Grey Weather: Moorland Tales of My Own People (includes poetry) | 1899 | John Lane |
| The Watcher by the Threshold, and other tales | 1902 | W Blackwood & Sons |
| The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies (includes poetry) | 1912 | W Blackwood & Sons |
| The Runagates Club | 1928 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Long Traverse | 1941 | Hodder & Stoughton |
| The Far Islands and Other Tales of Fantasy | 1984 | Donald M. Grant, Publisher, West Kingston, RI |