Matthew, Henry Colin Gray, Brian Harrison, and Lawrence Goldman, editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
under John Buchan
John Buchan, first Baron Tweedsmuir
Standard Name: Tweedsmuir, John Buchan,,, first Baron
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Susan Tweedsmuir | Susan Grosvenor
married, at St George's, Hanover Square, London, the Scotsman John Buchan
, who was at this time a lawyer and novelist working in publishing. Tweedsmuir, Susan. The Lilac and the Rose. G. Duckworth, 1952. 143 |
| Friends, Associates | Elizabeth Bowen | EB
loved Oxford (where she and her husband spent ten years) and became a social success there. She met and became friends with John
and Susan Buchan
, and it was through them that she... |
| Friends, Associates | Catherine Carswell | CC
's friends included Scotswomen she grew up with—doctors Maud McVail
and Isobel Hutton
, sculptor Phyllis Clay
, and musician Maggie Mather
. Among her literary friends were Vita Sackville-West
(whom she stayed with... |
| Occupation | Phyllis Bottome | PB
accepted a position writing for the Ministry of Information
under the supervision of John Buchan (later Lord Tweedsmuir)
. There is some confusion between sources about dates of PB
's activities in the years... |
| Author summary | Catherine Carswell | CC
is best known for her 1920 novel, Open the Door!, and her insightful critical biography of her close friend D. H. Lawrence
. Her literary corpus consists of two novels, three biographies, and... |
| Reception | Catherine Carswell | Opposed as many were to her book, it did bring her new friends, among them the author and statesman John Buchan
. Staley, Thomas F., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 36. Gale Research, 1985. 23 Carswell, John, and Catherine Carswell. “Introduction”. Open the Door!, Virago, 1986, p. v - xvii. xiv Carswell, John, and Catherine Carswell. “Introduction”. Lying Awake: An Unfinished Biography and Other Posthumous Papers, 1stst ed, Secker and Warburg, 1950, p. ix - xxi. 197n1 |
| Textual Production | Catherine Carswell | At the time of her death, CC
was researching a biography of Calvin
and had been engaged to help Susan Tweedsmuir
on the sorting of John Buchan
's papers. Carswell's work on the papers formed... |
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