Buchan, Anna

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Buchan, Anna
Date of birth
1877-03-24
Date of death
1948-11-24
Field of activity
Autobiography
Biography
Occupation
Authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 6548599
Wikidata: Q7072105
Library of congress: n 90605836
Sources of Information
  • Farewell to Priorsford, 1950:t.p. (a book by and about Anna Buchan (O. Douglas))
  • The biographical dictionary of Scottish women, ©2006:p. 49 (Buchan, Anna Masterton [O. Douglas]; born Pathhead, Fife, 24 March 1877; family moved to Glasgow in 1888; died Peebles, 24 Nov. 1948; first novel was Olivia in India; under the pseudonym 'O. Douglas' wrote many novels, often set in the Borders; best known titles include The Setons (1917) and Penny plain (1920); daughter of John Buchan, Free Church of Scotland minister; brother of John Buchan (1875-1940), the novelist and diplomat)
  • Green, M.B. A biography of John Buchan and his sister Anna, c1990:p. 7 (pen name: O. or Olivia Douglas)
  • W was W, 1941-1950(Buchan, Anna (O. Douglas); d. Nov. 24, 1948)