The Complete Richard Hannay - 39 Steps, Greenmantle, MR Steadfast, Three Hostages, Island of Sheep. - Couverture rigide

Buchan, John

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ISBN 10 : 178139203X ISBN 13 : 9781781392034

Editeur : Benediction Classics, 2012

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The Complete Richard Hannay - 39 Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Steadfast, Three Hostages, Island of Sheep. The Complete Richard Hannay includes the five John Buchan novels that feature the hero: 39 Steps, Greenmantle, Mr Steadfast, Three Hostages, Island of Sheep. Richard Hannay was one of the first modern spy thriller heroes and has shaped the genre. Hannay is strong and silent, combining the Scottish dourness with the English "stiff upper lip." He is tough and shrewd, courageous and resourceful. Howe... Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

John Buchan (1875-1940) was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at Oxford where he published five books and won several awards, including one for poetry. He went on to be a barrister, a member of parliament, a soldier, a publisher, a historical biographer, and - in 1935 - he became the Govenor-General of Canada. Today he is best remembered as the author of his perennially popular adventure novels.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Benediction Classics
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 178139203X
• ISBN 13: 9781781392034
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 908