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Mr Standfast

John Buchan

Mr Standfast

Original publication
1919
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
734
Difficulty
★★☆
Genres
Crime and Thriller, Adventure
Translated from
English

Book summary

Richard Hannay, an experienced British agent, is tasked with infiltrating an enemy network during World War I. Under a false identity, he enters a world of espionage where every mistake can be fatal. Between secret missions, pursuits, and manipulation, he must navigate constant suspicion. His composure and intelligence become his only weapons to thwart enemy plans. This novel delivers continuous tension, blending action and strategy in an exploration of espionage and courage in wartime.

The plot

A general turns spy. Richard Hannay, a British general, is fighting in France. Called back to England, he must change his name and pretend to be against the war.

The world of the book

1917: a country at war. In 1917, Britain has been fighting Germany for three years. Some Englishmen refuse to go to war: the hero must live among them, under a false name, in a small town full of artists. Meanwhile…

The author

John Buchan 1875 – 1940. As a child, John Buchan, the son of a Scottish minister, knew an old English book, The Pilgrim’s Progress, almost by heart. From it he would take the title of this novel. As a student, he was…

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

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