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Description for Mr. Standfast
Paperback. Recalled from active service, Richard Hannay is sent undercover on a crucial secret mission to find a dangerous German agent at large in Britain. Disguised as a pacifist, Hannay travels from London to Glasgow to the Scottish Highlands and Islands in his search, which eventually ends in a spectacular climax above the battlefields of Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Recalled from active service on the Western Front, Richard Hannay is sent undercover on a crucial secret mission to find a dangerous German agent at large in Britain. Disguised as a pacifist, Hannay travels from London to Glasgow to the Scottish Highlands and Islands in his search, which eventually ends in a spectacular climax above the battlefields of Europe. John Buchan's inside knowledge of trench warfare and government intelligence lend a formidable realism to this superlative spy story. This is a nail-biting classic from a master storyteller.
Recalled from active service on the Western Front, Richard Hannay is sent undercover on a crucial secret mission to find a dangerous German agent at large in Britain. Disguised as a pacifist, Hannay travels from London to Glasgow to the Scottish Highlands and Islands in his search, which eventually ends in a spectacular climax above the battlefields of Europe. John Buchan's inside knowledge of trench warfare and government intelligence lend a formidable realism to this superlative spy story. This is a nail-biting classic from a master storyteller.
Product Details
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Richard Hannay
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846971556
SKU
V9781846971556
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About John Buchan
John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist, born in Perth in 1875. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George's Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.
Reviews for Mr. Standfast
'Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller'
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens