Sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps and precursor to Mr. Standfast, Greenmantle is a classic espionage and adventure novel set during The Great War, featuring the reckless Richard Hannay. Tasked with unra
I sat and thought for a bit, for the name 'Bullivant' carried me back eighteen months to the hot summer before the war. I had not seen the man since, though I had read about him in the papers. For mor
Considered one of Buchan's most important and greatest works, The Thirty-Nine steps is considered a classic by some and is well worth taking the time to read.
Having returned to Britain after years in Rhodesia, Richard Hannay finds himself caught up in a plot to drag Europe - and the world - into a terrible war. Falsely accused of murder, Hannay goes on the
I had just finished breakfast and was filling my pipe when I got Bullivant's telegram. It was at Furling, the big country house in Hampshire where I had come to convalesce after Loos, and Sandy, who w