British poet, novelist and dramatist, son of Robert Buchanan (1813—1866), journalist. Notable works include the novel The Shadow of the Sword (1876), plays such as Lady Clare (1883), Sophia (1886), A Man's Shadow (1890) and The Charlatan (1894) and poems such as 'The Drama of Kings' (1871), 'St Abe and his Seven Wives (1872) and 'Balder the Beautiful' (1877), 'The City of Dream' (1888), 'The Outcast: A Rhyme for the Time' (1891) and 'The Wandering Jew' (1893). Also contributed extensively to periodicals.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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