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Robert Williams Buchanan was a Scottish poet novelist and playwright. He began writing poetry as a young man when living in Glasgow and his first novel 'The Shadow of the Sword' was published in 1876. He was the author of several successful plays during the 1880s and 1890s.
Robert Williams Buchanan was a Scottish poet novelist and playwright. He began writing poetry as a young man when living in Glasgow and his first novel 'The Shadow of the Sword' was published in 1876. He was the author of several successful plays during the 1880s and 1890s.
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| Name: | Robert Williams Buchanan |
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| Also known as: | Robert Buchanan |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Date of birth: | 1841 |
| Date of death: | 1901 |
| Roles: | Novelist; Poet; Playwright |
| Project person ID: | SLP010 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery. London by Herbert Rose Barraud carbon print circa 1893 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
