{"product_id":"9781846971556","title":"Mr Standfast","description":"The second sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe 39 Steps\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMr Standfast\u003c\/b\u003e is the third of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecalled from duty on the Western Front by renowned spymaster Sir Walter Bullivant, British secret agent Richard Hannay goes undercover as a pacifist, working to outwit a dangerous German spy and his agents. Guided by his contact-and love interest-Mary Lamington, Hannay tracks his enemy from London to Glasgow to the Scottish Highlands, eventually confronting him in a dramatic climax above the battlefields of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title refers to a character in John Bunyan's \u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, to which there are many other references in the novel; Hannay uses a copy of Pilgrim's Progress to decipher coded messages from his contacts, and letters from his friend Peter Pienaar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A writer touched by genius.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birlinn, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032734253296,"sku":"9781846971556","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846971556_p0.jpg?v=1763747758","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846971556","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}