# Moxon Ivery — Mr. Standfast character guide > Moxon Ivery in Mr. Standfast by John Buchan. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mr. Ivery, Ivery, Mr. Moxon Ivery **First appearance:** 0002-mr-standfast ## Snapshot A courteous Biggleswick resident whose quiet erudition masks the most dangerous German agent in Britain, and the man Hannay must unmask. ## Who they are In the pacifist colony at Biggleswick, Ivery passes as a mild, well-read gentleman, welcome at every tea table and above suspicion. Yet the war's whole secret machinery seems to bend around him: he is the spider at the centre of a web that reaches from Scottish cliffs to American journalists. Hannay's pursuit of him becomes the spine of the book, and the closer he gets, the more the affable scholar's mask slips toward something imperial and merciless. ## Relationships ### [Mary Lamington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/mary_lamington) _psychological_ Mary is manipulated and deceived by Ivery, who poses as a friend while being a German spy. ### [Abel Gresson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/abel_gresson) _professional_ Gresson is a subordinate and accomplice to Ivery, carrying out his orders in the spy network. ### [Clarence Donne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/clarence_donne) _professional_ Donne is a subordinate agent working under Ivery's direction in the espionage network. ### [Richard Hannay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/richard_hannay) _rivalry_ Ivery and Hannay are direct enemies, with Hannay hunting Ivery as a dangerous spy. ### [Launcelot Wake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/launcelot_wake) _rivalry_ Wake is deeply suspicious of Ivery and actively works to expose his treachery. ### [Mary Lamington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/mary_lamington) _psychological_ Mary is manipulated and deceived by Ivery, who poses as a friend while being a German spy. ### [Richard Hannay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/richard_hannay) _rivalry_ Ivery and Hannay are direct enemies, with Hannay hunting Ivery as a dangerous spy. ### [Mary Lamington](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/mary_lamington) _psychological_ Mary is manipulated and deceived by Ivery, who poses as a friend while being a German spy. ### [Clarence Donne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/clarence_donne) _professional_ Donne is a subordinate agent working under Ivery's direction in the espionage network. ### [Richard Hannay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/richard_hannay) _rivalry_ Ivery and Hannay are direct enemies, with Hannay hunting Ivery as a dangerous spy. ### [Launcelot Wake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/launcelot_wake) _rivalry_ Wake is deeply suspicious of Ivery and actively works to expose his treachery. ### [Abel Gresson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/abel_gresson) _professional_ Gresson is a subordinate and accomplice to Ivery, carrying out his orders in the spy network. ## In the story ### [The Village Named Morality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-i-ii-the-village-named-morality) Chairs the Moot Hall debate; Hannay observes his bland appearance and silver-tongued oratory, and is briefly introduced to him. ### [The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-reflections-of-a-cured-dyspeptic) Ivery travels with Hannay to the north, encouraging his mission and displaying a cheerful, cultured demeanor. ### [I Hear of the Wild Birds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-i-vii-i-hear-of-the-wild-birds) Referenced as the master German agent Hannay is pursuing; his communication lines are being uncovered. ### [X: The Advantages of an Air Raid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-i-x-the-advantages-of-an-air-raid) Hannay realizes Ivery has played him from the start; Ivery has escaped, and Hannay fears he is a genius of evil. ### [The Adventure of the Picardy Château](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-the-adventure-of-the-picardy-ch-teau) Identified as the man calling himself Bommaerts; he is in love with Mary and uses the Château as a base. ### [Mr. Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-mr-blenkiron-discourses-on-love-and-war) The primary antagonist; Blenkiron discusses his infatuation with Mary and the lead obtained from the cipher operation. ### [XVI: I Lie on a Hard Bed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-i-lie-on-a-hard-bed) Reveals himself as von Schwabing; boasts of Germany's plans and his manipulation of Hannay; leaves Hannay trapped. ### [XVII: The Col of the Swallows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-the-col-of-the-swallows) The antagonist who has kidnapped Mary and is heading for Germany via the Pink Chalet and the Underground Railway. ### [The Underground Railway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii-the-underground-railway) The antagonist who reveals his true self, proposes to Mary, and explains the Underground Railway system. ### [XIX: The Cage of the Wild Birds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-the-cage-of-the-wild-birds) Revealed as Graf von Schwabing; boasts of his espionage but is captured and sentenced to the front. ### [How an Exile Returned to His Own People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/chapters/part-ii-xxi-how-an-exile-returned-to-his-own-people) Now a prisoner, he is fearful and degraded; he appeals to Hannay for mercy but is forced into the ranks; he is killed while trying to escape to the German lines. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters/moxon_ivery - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mr_standfast_se/characters