Mr Standfast
Mr Standfast is the third of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1919 by Hodder & Stoughton, London.
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| Author | John Buchan |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Hannay |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton, London |
Publication date | 1919 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Greenmantle |
| Followed by | The Three Hostages |
It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Greenmantle (1916); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately before the war started.
The title refers to a character in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, to which there are many other references in the novel; Hannay uses a copy of Pilgrim's Progress to decipher coded messages from his contacts, and letters from his friend Peter Pienaar.
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