Mr. Standfast (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by John Buchan

Overview

John Buchan founded the modern day spy thriller, inspiring Ian Fleming and his James Bond character. In this World War I adventure, now Brigadier-General Richard Hannay, the hero of Buchan’s The Thirty-Nine Steps, is called from the Western Front to pose as a pacifist. His mission: to ferret out a deadly German spy at large in Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411458727
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	08/09/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	356
File size:	409 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

John Buchan (1875-1940), first Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish novelist and member of Parliament, who served as the Governor General of Canada.  He wrote many novels as well as books on politics, history, biography, and criticism. But he is best known for his suspense novel The Thirty-Nine Steps, made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock.