The 39 Steps

by John Buchan

Overview

A young mining engineer must elude both foreign agents and British authorities to save his own life and expose a plot with catastrophic implications for Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879238384
Publisher:	David R. Godine, Publisher
Publication date:	03/01/1991
Series:	Pocket Classics Series
Pages:	114
Sales rank:	400,127
Product dimensions:	5.48(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

John Buchan (1875–1940) led an interesting and varied life as a statesman, barrister, journalist, intelligence officer, Member of Parliament, historian, biographer, poet, and novelist. His work was a considerable influence on other novelists, including Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, and John le Carré. He published his most popular novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, in 1915, and it has never since been out of print. Stella Rimington is the author of At Risk and the former director general of MI5.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"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 of all times."
—Observer

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

Editorial Reviews

"Richard Hannay is, like his American brother Philip Marlowe, a modern knight errant."  —Observer

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