Authors

John Buchan

in The Copy Book

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New Purpose

Two British spies look out over war-torn Belgrade, and find the inspiration they need to go on with their dangerous mission.

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A Parliament for Scotland

Self-confessed Scottish Nationalist John Buchan warned Scots that there was more to democratic prosperity than having a Parliament.

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An Embarrassment of Heroes

John Buchan warned that the great figures of history are often beyond their biographers’ comprehension.

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Recognition

Just as Richard Hannay was steeling himself to report failure in the hunt for a German agent, a stranger’s eye caught his own.

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The Machinery of State

Human beings should not be frantic cogs spinning away in the Government’s factory of Progress.

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Revolution and Reaction

John Buchan draws a distinction between political changes brought by violence and those brought by progress.