Mr Standfast (Penguin Popular Classics) - Softcover

Buchan, John

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9780140622744: Mr Standfast (Penguin Popular Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0140622748 ISBN 13: 9780140622744

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1997

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A man whose brain never sleeps .... the enemy Richard Hannay must defeat if he is to save Britain from the clutches of Germany during the crucial days of the World War II.

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Review:

'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

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

'Eat your heart out, Jason Bourne' --Evening Standard

About the Author:

John Buchan (18751940)one-time barrister, member of Parliament, soldier, publisher, historical biographer, and govenor-general of Canadais best remembered as the author of popular adventure novels.

John Keegan, one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians, is the author of numerous books, including "The Face of Battle" and "The Book of War: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing,"

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