Mr. Standfast
By: John Buchan
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In this nail-biting adventure story, Hannay must outwit a foe far more intelligent than himself; mu…
Want to Read $ 0.49"You find hate more among journalists and politicians at home than among fighting men."-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
"You find hate more among journalists and politicians at home than among fighting men."-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
"He had just the same narrow head, and stubborn mouth, and honest, quick-tempered eyes. It is the type that makes dashing regimental officers, and earns V.C.’s, and gets done in wholesale. I was never that kind. I belonged to the school of the cunning cowards."-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
"He had just the same narrow head, and stubborn mouth, and honest, quick-tempered eyes. It is the type that makes dashing regimental officers, and earns V.C.’s, and gets done in wholesale. I was never that kind. I belonged to the school of the cunning cowards."-John Buchan, Mr. Standfast
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