The Thirty-Nine Steps. - Softcover

Buchan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1522803416 ISBN 13: 9781522803416

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations. The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations, notably: Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version; a 1959 colour remake; a 1978 version which is perhaps most faithful to the novel; and a 2008 version for British television. The novel is set during May and June 1914; war was evident in Europe, Richard Hannay the protagonist and narrator, an expatriate Scot, returns to his new home, a flat in London, after a long stay in Rhodesia, in order to begin a new life.

About this title

About the Author:

John Buchan is best remembered for his adventure stories and in particular the five Hannay novels, which include Greenmantle, The Three Hostages, and The Island of Sheep.

Review:

"Lethal, spare, clean and contemporary." —Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1522803416
• ISBN 13: 9781522803416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80