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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.



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Mr. Standfast: Authorised Edition

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      Publisher Birlinn General
      Published 8 March 2018
      ISBN-13 9781846971556
      978-1846971556
      ISBN-10 1846971551

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Trade Review

      'Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller'

      -- Christopher Hitchens

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