Pilgrim's Way: An Autobiography (edition 1984)

Tweedsmuir or John Buchan led a full and interesting life. In this memoir he describes the various government roles he held during the first half of the 20th Century. He was also a writer of serious biography and history augmented by adventure stories such as Greenmantel and The Thirty Nine Steps. He died in 1940 while serving as Canada's Governor-General.
Buchan knew most of the important British politicians and military leaders of the early 20th Century plus many of England's literary figures. He was a close friend of T.E. Lawrence, knew Thomas hardy and Virgina Wolfe and was a friend of King George V. He loved the outdoors and thought nothing of walking 30 miles on a Sunday stroll. He was a passionate fisherman and includes many of this ideas about successful fly fishing in this memoir. This was a very pleasant read. ( )

If you are a lover of Buchan (and you know who you are) this is a book for you. The man was as he appeared. ( )