Mr. Standfast vs The Thirty-Nine Steps: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Hannay, Richard Hannay, World War I, Intelligence service, World War, Great Britain

Cover of Mr. Standfast

Mr. Standfast John Buchan · 1918 ★★★★☆ 3.9 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 104 pages · ≈ 1 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Mr. Standfast higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 2112 votes.
The Thirty-Nine Steps is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Mr. Standfast.

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