Mr. Standfast
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'Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller'
» Christopher Hitchens
Recalled from active service on the Western Front, Richard Hannay is sent undercover on a 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.
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Recalled from active service on the Western Front, Richard Hannay is sent undercover on a 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 story. A nail-biting classic from a master storyteller.
With an introduction by Hew Strachan.
This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781846971556
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Om forfatteren
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.
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«
'Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller'
» Christopher Hitchens