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OverviewAs war looms in Europe, Richard Hannay returns from Rhodesia to his home in London. His neighbor, an American freelance spy named Franklin Scudder, claims to know of an assassination plot to destabilize Europe. When Hannay finds Scudder dead in his flat he is drawn into a fast-paced labyrinthine adventure that takes him from the hills of Scotland to an unassuming location by the sea. The progenitor of the classic man-on-the-run thriller, The Thirty-Nine Steps first appeared as a serial adventure story in Blackwood's Magazine from August to September 1915 and in book form in October of that year. Since its publication it has never been out of print and has been frequently adapted for television, radio, theater, and film, including, quite famously, a 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John BuchanPublisher: Warbler Classics Imprint: Warbler Classics Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.145kg ISBN: 9781957240084ISBN 10: 1957240083 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 18 December 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsJohn Buchan's espionage thriller, with its sparse, contemporary prose, is hard to put down. -The Guardian The father of the modern spy thriller. -Christopher Hitchens, The Atlantic Author InformationJohn Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, barrister, and politician. After studying at Glasgow and Oxford, he served as private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa from 1901 to 1903. On his return to the UK he pursued politics and a literary career. During the First World War he was a war correspondent before being appointed Director of Information for the British Army Intelligence Corps. From 1935 to his death in 1940 he was the Governor General of Canada. He is best known as the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |