Mr Standfast
Автор:
Buchan JohnЖанр:
Старинная литература: Прочее;Серия:
3Дата добавления:
2013-12-01Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
72
For those who like good, clean spy-type fun, this is a SUPERLATIVE work. Part three in the adventures of Richard Hannay (which started with Buchan's well-known 'Thirty-nine Steps'), this is a first-rate thriller set on the eve of World War I, with plenty of atmosphere and hair-breadth escapes, plus an excellent dogfight climax in the skies over France. Along with everything else, it has some sound theological reflections (the title being a character from 'Pilgrim's Progress') about courage and fortitude. In this nail-biting adventure story, Hannay must outwit a foe far more intelligent than himself; muster the courage to propose to the lovely, clever Mary Lamington; and survive a brutal war. Although Mr. Standfast is a sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps, it offers far more...
