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The Complete Richard Hannay Stories by John Buchan (Paperback, 2010)
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Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer and diplomat John Buchan, who was himself an Intelligence officer during the First World War. The strong and silent type, combining the dour temperament of the Scot with the stiff upper lip of the Englishman, Hannay is pre-eminent among early spy-thriller heroes. Caught up in the first of these five gripping adventures just before the outbreak of war in 1914, he manages to thwart the enemy's evil plan and solve the mystery of the 'thirty-nine steps'. In Greenmantle, he undertakes a vital mission to prevent jihad in the Islamic Near East. Mr Standfast, set in the decisive months of 1917-18, is the novel in which Hannay, after a life lived 'wholly among men', finally falls in love; later, in The Three Hostages, he finds himself unravelling a kidnapping mystery with his wife's help. In the last adventure, The Island of Sheep, he is called upon to honour an old oath. A shrewd judge of men, he never dehumanises his enemy, and despite sharing some of the racial prejudices of his day, Richard Hannay is a worthy prototype hero of espionage fiction. Stories include: 'The Thirty-nine Steps' 'Greenmantle' 'Mr Standfast' 'The Three Hostages' 'The Island of Sheep' AUTHOR: John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish writer of both fiction and non-fiction work. His most enduring work is 'The Thirty-Nine Steps', a ripping yarn featuring Richard Hannay, who went on to appear in a further four novels.Product Identifiers
PublisherWordsworth Editions LTD
ISBN-139781840226553
eBay Product ID (ePID)93342758
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Complete Richard Hannay Stories
AuthorJohn Buchan
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2010
Number of Pages992 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight605g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJohn Buchan
Series TitleWordsworth Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 08 Jun, 2022
A Good Read
This book is my introduction to John Buchan & although I have seen every film & TV version of The Thirty-Nine Steps it was watching the film Operation Mincemeat, with a character reading that novel, that made me look for a copy. I enjoy his writing style & Richard Hannay is an engaging character. One review described it as 'old-fashioned', it is not, written in 1915 &, set a year earlier when Europe's simmering tensions were about to explode into war, it was of its time. I have now read three of the five stories in this chunky volume & thoroughly enjoyed every one.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Apr, 2019
Great read great quality greatest service.
Fantastic collection! Fast service arrived very quickly. Love British books!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Jan, 2019
good book to read
real adventure storiesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Feb, 2022
Old time adventures
The writIng and the description are a bit old fashioned conpared to todays books, but the stories are well crafted and very interestingVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Feb, 2021
a classic
ight to carry round a whole series but consequently the font is small for those whose eyes are what they wereVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Mar, 2020
Great
Just what I wantedVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 11 Jun, 2020
adequate
very heavy goingVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
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