Mr. Standfast

""Mr. Standfast"" is a novel by John Buchan, first published in 1919. It is the third book in the Richard Hannay series, following ""The Thirty-Nine Steps"" and ""Greenmantle"". The story follows Hannay, a British soldier and spy during World War I, as he embarks on a mission to uncover a German spy ring operating in England. Along the way, he must evade capture by the police and German agents, and confront his own doubts and fears. Hannay's journey takes him from the trenches of the Western Front to the Scottish Highlands, and ultimately to the heart of the enemy's operations. The novel is a thrilling adventure story, filled with action, suspense, and intrigue, and offers a vivid portrait of life during the Great War. It is also a meditation on courage, loyalty, and the nature of heroism, as Hannay grapples with the challenges of war and the moral complexities of espionage. ""Mr. Standfast"" is widely regarded as one of Buchan's finest works, and remains a classic of the spy thriller genre.I spent one-third of my journey looking out of the window of a first-class carriage, the next in a local motor-car following the course of a trout stream in a shallow valley, and the last tramping over a ridge of downland through great beech-woods to my quarters for the night. In the first part I was in an infamous temper; in the second I was worried and mystified; but the cool twilight of the third stage calmed and heartened meThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.