Long before James Bond was born, the man of action to whom His Majesty's Government turned when there was a devious espionage ring to be infiltrated, or an evil international super-spy to be brought to justice, was Richard Hannay. The most famous fictional creation of author, politician and statesman John Buchan, Hannay averted disaster for kind and country on many occasions, being hounded by ruthless villains from Scotland to the Swiss Alps and the wilds of Turkey in the process. Together in this one epic volume are his three thrilling First World War adventures.
In The Thirty-Nine Steps Richard Hannay first becomes involved in the despicable skullduggery of a German spy network, battling to expose them while wanted by the police for a murder he didn't commit and pursued by the enemy in one of the greatest man-hunts of all time.
Greenmantle begins just as Hannay finishes convalescing from wounds received on the battlefield in France. Now Major Hannay, he is reunited with some old friends and sent to thwart German plans to instigate a holy war in the Middle East.
In Mr Standfast, Hannay is drafted back into the Secret Service once more and working undercover as a pacifist to bring down German operations in Britain. He comes up against the enemy's most cunning master spy, meeting the love of his life along the way.
