Quote by: John Buchan

All this was very loose guessing, and I don't pretend it was ingenious or scientific. I wasn't any kind of Sherlock Holmes. But I have always fancied I had a kind of instinct about questions like this. I don't know if I can explain myself, but I used to use my brains as far as they went, and after they came to a blank wall I guessed, and I usually found my guesses pretty right.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Buchan
  • DescriptionBritish politician
  • AliasesJohn Buchan
  • BornAugust 26, 1875
  • DiedFebruary 11, 1940
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Politician; Author; Novelist; Soldier
  • AwardsKnight Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of St Michael And St George; James Tait Black Memorial Prize