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From: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
Date: 20061226
Author:Jenny Simpson

A Leading academic has called for the decaying Perth townhouse where one of Scotland's most famous authors was born to be preserved as a literary heritage site.

Kate Macdonald, editor of the John Buchan Society Journal, has appealed for restoration work to be carried out on Buchan's former home at 20 York Place.

The author of The Thirty-Nine Steps lived in the semi-detached Victorian house as a child before moving to the Borders with his family.

The writer's roots are marked by a small, black plaque beside the door of the privately owned house, but the property's paintwork is peeling and weeds ...

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