Charles, Earl of Lamancha is a fictional character who appears in several novels by

John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. As a ...

. Lord Lamancha is a war veteran, having served in Palestine with Lovat’s Scouts; a noble, being the heir to his father, the Marquis of Liddesdale; and a politician, being an MP and Cabinet Minister. He is a good friend of

John Palliser-Yeates John Palliser-Yeates is a fictional character created by John Buchan. He appears in several Buchan novels, notably '' John Macnab''. He is a banker and sportsman, and an old school friend of Edward Leithen Sir Edward Leithen is a fictional charac ...

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Edward Leithen Sir Edward Leithen is a fictional character in several of John Buchan's novels: ''The Power-House'', ''John Macnab'', ''The Dancing Floor'', ''The Gap in the Curtain'' and ''Sick Heart River''. These were published over a number of years, the first ...

, joining them for the sporting challenge of John Macnab.

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John Macnab ''John Macnab'' is a 1925 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. Plot Three successful friends in their forties confess their ennui with their lives and professions. They are Sir Edward Leithen, lawyer, Member of Parliament and ...

'' (1925) *'' The Gap in the Curtain'' *''

The House of the Four Winds ''The House of the Four Winds'' is a 1935 Adventure fiction, adventure novel by the Scots author John Buchan. It is a Ruritanian romance, and the last of his three Dickson McCunn books. The novel is set in the fictional Central European country ...

'' *'' A Prince of the Captivity'' *''

The Runagates Club ''The Runagates Club'' is a 1928 collection of short stories by the Scottish author John Buchan. The collection consists of twelve tales presented as reminiscences of members of ''The Runagates Club'', a London dining society. Several of the sto ...

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The Island of Sheep ''The Island of Sheep'' is a 1936 novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, the last of his novels to focus on his characters Richard Hannay and Sandy Arbuthnot. It was published in the United States under the title ''The Man from the Norland ...

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