Mr. Standfast by John Buchan

This is the third of Buchan's Richard Hannay novels, following The Thirty-nine Steps and Greenmantle. Set, like Greenmantle, durinig World War I, it deals Brigadier-General Hannay's recall from the Western Front, to engage in espionage, and forced (much to his chagrin) to pose as a pacifist. He becomes a South African conscientious objector, using the name Cornelius Brand. Under the orders of his spymaster, Sir Walter Bullivant, he travels in the book through England to Scotland, back to the Western Front, and ultimately, for the book's denouement, into the Alps. Those who know Greenmantle will meet some old friends again here, including Bullivant, the American John Blenkiron, the South African Peter Pienaar and others.

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Episodes

Saturday Dec 23, 2023

Mr. Standfast by John Buchan

Episodes

11 - The Valley of Humiliation

12 - I Become a Combatant Once More

13 - The Adventure of the Picardy Chateau

14 - Mr. Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War

15 - St. Anton

16 - I Lie on a Hard Bed

17 - The Col of the Swallows

18 - The Underground Railway

19 - The Cage of the Wild Birds

20 - The Storm Breaks in the West