Mr. Standfast

by John Buchan

Overview

With THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS and other novels, John Buchan virtually invented the modern spy thriller. MR. STANDFAST, a continuation of Richard Hannay's adventures, hands the hero an incredible assignment: inform the British Intelligence Service of Germany's plans for the Second Battle of the Somme.

"The Buchan approach--a believable hero in an unbelievable bind--has established a model to which all suspense writers who have come after are invariably compared." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781775417224
Publisher:	The Floating Press
Publication date:	02/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	401 KB

About the Author

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.

Editorial Reviews

"A writer touched by genius."  —The New Criterion

"Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan . . . the father of the modern spy thriller."  —Christopher Hitchens

"Eat your heart out, Jason Bourne."  —Evening Standard

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