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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Dated But FunBy ConchscooterThe lead character was introduced to us in the more famous '39 Steps' and he continues on here as the unflappable hero of a series of old school adventures on the road in Germany and the Middle East working to thwart Germany's World War One plans for a Muslim uprising. Which gives it a surprisingly contemporary theme in a fast paced comic book tale of narrow escapes, gorgeous women, and fist fights at the capable hands of sturdy South African spies in the service of The British Empire.But be aware this story was written at a time when attitudes toward race and class were expressed in ways that seem extremely dated if not offensive. If you are offended by casual use of the n word and implicit dominance of western cultural values do yourself a favor and skip it.The book is original, unabridged and therefore not for readers who cannot separate their contemporary gentler social/racial politics from the value of a "fireside yarn."I was delighted to see it on offer as I had not read it in 35 years but boy, it has some really old fashioned social ideas I never noticed at the time. For me, this is a slightly embarrassing nostalgia trip into my reading escapes from an unhappy childhood; for you an out of date story. You decide to read this free book if you want but you have been warned.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I gave it four because it is too slow for younger readers and/or those not familiar with the Great Britain of the early XX CentuBy Charles KovacsThis is the second volume about the James Bond of World War I and takes place mainly in Germany and Turkey. The plot is somewhat improbable but John Buchan did it again - it is very readable and quite exciting. It was written shortly after WWI and its descriptions of life in Germany are remarkable in its balanced nature and an often admiring tone when describing the Turkish Army. The book is definitely not pc by today's standards, albeit with non-pc bits offensive to both majorities and minorities. The author underplays the horrors of trench warfare and may have played the stiff upper lip approach too far even by the standards of his day.For Buchan aficionados this book probably rates five stars, I gave it four because it is too slow for younger readers and/or those not familiar with the Great Britain of the early XX Century.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Sequel to 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'By BanfieldThis book was simply a joy to read, as is everything written by John Buchan. RichardHannay is, in my opinion, a far more interesting literary creation than James Bond. Thebook is nearly a hundred years old, yet holds up very well.Another great thing about the book is that Hannay is not stuck with the obligatory100 lb. ballbusting female sidekick. At the same time there is a strong female character,Hilda von Einem.The book was written during World War I. Buchan slangs the Germans quite abit, but that doesn't detract from the novel. Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet his friend Sandy in Constantinople. Once there, he and his friends must thwart the Germans' plans to use religion to help them win the war, climaxing at the battle of Erzurum. The book opens in November 1915, with Hannay and his friend Sandy convalescing from wounds received at the Battle of Loos. Sir Walter Bullivant, a senior intelligence officer, summons Hannay to the Foreign Office. Bullivant briefs Hannay on the political situation in the Middle East, suggesting that the Germans and their Turkish allies are plotting to create a Muslim uprising, that will throw the Middle East, India and North Africa into turmoil. Bullivant proposes that Hannay investigate the rumours, following a clue left on a slip of paper with the words "Kasredin", "cancer" and "v.I" written by Bullivant's son a spy, who was recently killed in the region. Despite misgivings, Hannay accepts the challenge, and picks Sandy to help him. Bullivant says that American John Blenkiron will also be useful. The three meet, ponder their clues, and head to Constantinople. Starting on 17 November, they plan to meet at a hostelry exactly two months later, going each by his own route - Blenkiron travelling through Germany as an observer, Sandy travelling through Asia Minor, using his Arab contacts, and Hannay entering enemy territory via Lisbon under a Boer guise. John Buchan (1875ndash;1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First World War.

About the AuthorJohn Buchan was born in Perth. His first success as an author came with in 1910, followed by a series of adventure thrillers, or 'shockers' as he called them, all characterized by their authentically rendered backgrounds, romantic characters, their atmosphere of expectancy and world-wide conspiracies, and the author's own enthusiasm. There are three main heroes: Richard Hannay, whose adventures are collected in The Complete Richard Hannay; Dickson McCunn, the Glaswegian provision merchant with the soul of a romantic, who features in , Castle Gay and The House of the Four Winds; and Sir Edward Leithen, the lawyer who tells the story of and Sick Heart River, John Buchan's final novel.

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