Memory Hold-The-Door
Edition: sept repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage.
A distinguished memoir from one of the twentieth century's most versatile literary figures, Memory Hold-the-Door chronicles the remarkable life of statesman, soldier, and storyteller John Buchan, from his Scottish Presbyterian upbringing to his tenure as Governor-General of Canada. Written with the reflective grace of a man who had witnessed the full sweep of the British Empire's twilight, the autobiography presents an intimate portrait of a life lived at the intersection of literature, politics, and public service. Buchan illuminates his friendships with towering figures of the age — among them T. E. Lawrence, Herbert Asquith, and Raymond Asquith — while meditating with quiet eloquence on duty, faith, and the passage of time. The tone is contemplative and deeply literary, suffused with the same love of landscape, history, and adventure that animated his celebrated fiction, including the beloved Richard Hannay thrillers. A testament to a vanished world of imperial idealism and personal integrity, this memoir stands as both a historical document and a beautifully crafted piece of prose.
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Description
Edition: sept repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: DJ with some silverfish damage.
A distinguished memoir from one of the twentieth century's most versatile literary figures, Memory Hold-the-Door chronicles the remarkable life of statesman, soldier, and storyteller John Buchan, from his Scottish Presbyterian upbringing to his tenure as Governor-General of Canada. Written with the reflective grace of a man who had witnessed the full sweep of the British Empire's twilight, the autobiography presents an intimate portrait of a life lived at the intersection of literature, politics, and public service. Buchan illuminates his friendships with towering figures of the age — among them T. E. Lawrence, Herbert Asquith, and Raymond Asquith — while meditating with quiet eloquence on duty, faith, and the passage of time. The tone is contemplative and deeply literary, suffused with the same love of landscape, history, and adventure that animated his celebrated fiction, including the beloved Richard Hannay thrillers. A testament to a vanished world of imperial idealism and personal integrity, this memoir stands as both a historical document and a beautifully crafted piece of prose.
