Mr. StandfastJohn Buchan
Mr. Standfast
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Original author: John Buchan
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"Mr. Standfast" by John Buchan is a novel published in 1919. Brigadier-General Richard Hannay is pulled from the Western Front for a dangerous secret mission: hunting a German spy network operating in Britain. Disguised as a pacifist, he must work undercover to track enemy agents across the country and into the Swiss Alps. With coded messages hidden in "Pilgrim's Progress" and allies in unexpected places, Hannay faces his most complex assignment yet—one that could determine the fate of Europe.
Mr. Standfast, by John Buchan. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #560.
- War
- Military Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Crime
- Thriller
- Suspense
- John Buchan
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22 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: The Wicket-Gate6,640 words
- 2.Chapter II: “The Village Named Morality”6,552 words
- 3.Chapter III: The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic4,569 words
- 4.Chapter IV: Andrew Amos6,335 words
- 5.Chapter V: Various Doings in the West7,391 words
- 6.Chapter VI: The Skirts of the Coolin6,867 words
- 7.Chapter VII: I Hear of the Wild Birds4,714 words
- 8.Chapter VIII: The Adventures of a Bagman5,840 words
- 9.Chapter IX: I Take the Wings of a Dove4,991 words
- 10.Chapter X: The Advantages of an Air Raid3,800 words
- 11.Chapter XI: The Valley of Humiliation4,594 words
- 12.Chapter XII: I Become a Combatant Once More5,925 words
- 13.Chapter XIII: The Adventure of the Picardy Château5,077 words
- 14.Chapter XIV: Mr Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War8,483 words
- 15.Chapter XV: St Anton6,921 words
- 16.Chapter XVI: I Lie on a Hard Bed4,902 words
- 17.Chapter XVII: The Col of the Swallows6,144 words
- 18.Chapter XVIII: The Underground Railway4,098 words
- 19.Chapter XIX: The Cage of the Wild Birds3,286 words
- 20.Chapter XX: The Storm Breaks in the West5,882 words
- 21.Chapter XXI: How an Exile Returned to His Own People8,399 words
- 22.Chapter XXII: The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast4,538 words