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The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps

By John Buchan

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The novel of international intrigue and adventure that set the standard for the modern spy thriller One May evening in 1914, an ordinary Londoner named Richard Hannay receives word of an anarchist plot to assassinate the prime minister of Greece. A few nights later, the eccentric American who revealed the conspiracy is found stabbed to death in Hannay&#39;s flat. With only the dead man&#39;s encrypted notes to guide him, Hannay must try to foil the assassination attempt while outpacing both the police and the conspirators, whose dastardly plans extend far beyond one Greek politician. The fate of England, it seems, rests on one mysterious phrase repeated throughout the American&#39;s notebook; just what exactly are thethirty-nine steps? Buchan&#39;s groundbreaking novel, the first in a series featuring Richard Hannay, was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock and paved the way for Graham Greene, Robert Ludlum, John le Carre, and many other masters of literary espionage. Lightning-paced, relentlessly clever, and politically insightful,The Thirty-Nine Stepsis just as thrilling today as when it was first published a century ago. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

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Additional Details

Title

The Thirty-Nine Steps

ISBN

9781480477087

Author

by John Buchan

Publisher

Open Road Media

Imprint

Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller

Publication Date

18 March 2014

Format

EPUB

Reading Options

Web browser / App
Adobe Digital Editions

Number of Pages

134

Filesize

317.0 KB

Interest Age

General Audience ^(0-99)

Edition

Revised ed.

Language

EN

NBS Text

Crime, Thriller & Adventure

ONIX Text

General/trade

Category

16th to 18th Century Fiction
19th Century Fiction
Adventure / Thriller
All Adult Titles
All Ebooks
Classic Fiction
Crime & Mystery
Crime & Mystery Fiction
English Language Readers
English Literature: Fiction Texts
Espionage & Spy Thriller Fiction
Fiction (Adult)
General & Literary Fiction
Modern Fiction

Reviews

"Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller." -Christopher Hitchens "[A] classic tale of espionage and intrigue." -Publishers Weekly

Author Biography

John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish diplomat, politician, historian, and novelist. From 1935 to 1940 he served as the governor general of Canada. His most popular novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is the first in a series detailing the adventures of hero Richard Hannay, and established the conventions of the modern spy thriller.

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