Mr. Standfast is an adventure novel by John Buchan and the third Richard Hannay book. It follows Hannay during the First World War on an intelligence mission that moves from Britain to the front, with suspense and moral dilemmas. It is worth listening to for its vivid storytelling and wartime atmosphere.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Mr. Standfast
by John Buchan
TO THAT MOST GALLANT COMPANY
THE OFFICERS AND MEN
OF THE
SOUTH AFRICAN INFANTRY BRIGADE
on the Western Front
NOTE
The earlier adventures of Richard Hannay, to which occasional reference is made in this narrative, are recounted in The Thirty-Nine
Steps and Greenmantle.
J.B.
Contents
PART I CHAPTER I The Wicket-Gate CHAPTER II “The Village Named Morality” CHAPTER III The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic CHAPTER IV Andrew Amos CHAPTER V Various Doings in the West CHAPTER VI The Skirts of the Coolin CHAPTER VII I Hear of the Wild Birds CHAPTER VIII The Adventures of a Bagman CHAPTER IX I Take the Wings of a Dove CHAPTER X The Advantages of an Air Raid CHAPTER XI The Valley of Humiliation PART II CHAPTER XII I Become a Combatant Once More CHAPTER XIII The Adventure of the Picardy Château CHAPTER XIV Mr Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War CHAPTER XV St Anton CHAPTER XVI I Lie on a Hard Bed CHAPTER XVII The Col of the Swallows CHAPTER XVIII The Underground Railway CHAPTER XIX The Cage of the Wild Birds CHAPTER XX The Storm Breaks in the West CHAPTER XXI How an Exile Returned to His Own People CHAPTER XXII The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast
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