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Mr. Standfast is a 1919 spy and adventure novel by Scottish author John Buchan, featuring his recurring protagonist Richard Hannay. It is the third of five Hannay novels, following The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916). Set during the First World War, the narrative follows Hannay as he pursues a German intelligence agent operating in Britain and on the Western Front.
Buchan drew on his own experience in British wartime intelligence.
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What number Richard Hannay novel is Mr Standfast?
Mr Standfast is the third of John Buchan's five Richard Hannay novels. It follows The Thirty-Nine Steps from 1915 and Greenmantle from 1916. [Open Library](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL20110040M/Mr._Standfast)
What mission does Richard Hannay undertake in Mr Standfast?
During World War I, Hannay is recalled from the Western Front to hunt a German spy network operating in Britain. He disguises himself as a pacifist while tracing the network and its agents. [Project Gutenberg](https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/560)
Why is the novel called Mr Standfast?
The title comes from Mr Standfast, a character in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Hannay also uses a copy of that book as a codebook for messages from his allies. [John Buchan Society](https://johnbuchansociety.co.uk/jbs-work-mr-standfast/)
Where does Mr Standfast take place?
The story moves through England, Scotland, and the Swiss Alps during the later years of World War I. Its climax is connected with the German offensive of March 1918. [John Buchan Society](https://johnbuchansociety.co.uk/jbs-work-mr-standfast/)
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