The Thirty-Nine Steps: 1 (Richard Hannay) - Softcover

Buchan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842327933 ISBN 13: 9781842327937

Publisher: House of Stratus, 2008

Synopsis

John Buchan's most famous and dramatic novel presents spy-catcher Richard Hannay. Hannay is in London when he suddenly finds himself caught up in a dangerous situation and the main suspect for a murder committed in his own flat. He is forced to go on the run to his native Scotland.

About this title

Review:

"Richard Hannay is, like his American brother Philip Marlowe, a modern knight errant. Charging through a hypocritical world, he is a seeker after truth with a boundless love of nature, a liking for simple pleasures and a hatred of pettiness and snobberies.... Buchan's novels are eerily resonant with today's troubles... Hannay is a hero for all times" (Observer)

"The book is even more fun than the films" (Guardian)

"The father of the modern espionage adventure" (Sunday Times)

"Buchan makes superb use of wild landscapes in this economical and gripping story" (The Times)

"Go into a bookshop today, pick up The Thirty-Nine Steps and I guarantee you will read it to the end. There is random and graphic violence, there is clear and present evil, eyes that are hooded 'like a bird of prey' - and a man 'skewered to the floor by a long knife through his heart'" (Daily Mail)

Book Description:

The original and best adventure story ever told, with spies, thrilling chase scenes and explosions

About this edition

• Publisher: House of Stratus
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1842327933
• ISBN 13: 9781842327937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128