I was going to post on Roger Scruton, but I see that Doc has beaten me to it. My only consolation is that I beat him to Buchan long ago. Of course, I only beat him to it, because my brother started reading Buchan's books long before me and has, so far as I can tell, pretty much read everything Buchan has written.

So strong is his devotion, in fact, that when in Scotland, we visited the John Buchan Centre in Broughton, Peebleshire, and I like Buchan well enough that I didn't mind a bit.

The Hannay novels are great , but my favorite Buchan novel so far remains John MacNab.