Grey Weather Author:John Buchan John Buchan was a Scottish politician, historian, and writer. Buchan served as the Governor General of Canada and he was also noted for writing propaganda for the British army during World War I. Buchan is best remembered now for being a prolific author and his most famous work, The Thirty-Nine Steps, has been adapted into film and recently wa... more »s the basis of a popular British television show. Grey Weather, published in 1899, is a poetry collection.« less