One of the founders of the genre of espionage" novel, but also an employee of British intelligence, and later a prominent political figure, whose career ended as Governor General of Canada. His first novel, Thirty-nine Steps, was a resounding success, published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. It first appears the charming image of Richard Hanney a hero who later wandered through the pages of Baken's novels, and the plot is associated with the activities of a group of German secret agents in England and Scotland. The multibook includes novels such as Sir Quixote of the Moors", John Burnet of Barns", A Lost Lady of Old Years", The Half-Hearted", A Lodge in the Wilderness", Prester John", Salute to Adventurers", The Path of the King", Midwinter", Witch Wood".