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| Original Title: | The Thirty-Nine Steps |
| ISBN: | 1419151126 (ISBN13: 9781419151125) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Richard Hannay #1 |
| Characters: | Richard Hannay, Walter Bullivant |
| Setting: | Scotland London, England(United Kingdom) |
John Buchan
Paperback | Pages: 100 pages Rating: 3.61 | 28434 Users | 2277 Reviews
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| Title | : | The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay #1) |
| Author | : | John Buchan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 100 pages |
| Published | : | June 17th 2004 by William Blackwood & Sons (first published 1915) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Mystery. Thriller. Adventure. Crime. Spy Thriller. Espionage |
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Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life-until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabalise the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbours the man-but one dayreturns home to find him murdered... An obvious suspect, Hannay flees to his native Scotland, pursued by both the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. His life and the security of Britan are in grave peril, and everything rests on the solution to a baffling enigma: what are the 'thirty nine steps?' First published 1915Rating Based On Books The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay #1)
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Blink and you might miss this 1001 book listed novella which weighs in at around 100 pages. The Thirty-Nine steps was the book which spawned Richard Hannay, gallant man-about-town, colonial adventurer and official holder of the title, "Man with the stiffest upper lip in the British Empire", that is of course until James Bond exploded off the page in a miasma of cigarette smoke and dinner jackets in 1953.Hannay sets the pace for the spy-thriller-action-adventure-life-and-limb genre which hasRead as part of The Infinite Variety Reading Challenge, based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003.A fairly conceited man gets embroiled in a rather far-fetched murder-cum-political-conspiracy that can only be described as Man Walks Through A Lot Of Heather. Mercifully short, this book could have been even shorter if we didn't have to follow Mr Hannay the length and breadth of Scotland, only to hear about his aching feet.Fairly regular stuff, adventurous without too much danger to quicken your
A dated mystery/thriller certainly not politically correct by any means. ( I did wince once or twice when reading). However I do enjoy these type of novels, one man up against seemingly insurmountable odds. I did like the "hero" of the story Richard Hannay, a very resourceful man even though I felt he was just a tad too trusting at times.Loved the atmosphere and the scenes of the beautiful Scottish countryside. A shorter read but worth a look at.
When it was first published, this novel must have been fascinating reading. At the time the UK was at war with Germany and there were no doubt German spies in the country. The book was initially serialised in a magazine and many chapters end on the proverbial cliff hanger. As a result the story is fast paced and full of action.In a dedication before the book John Buchan describes the book as a dime novel or shocker where the incidents defy the probabilities and march just inside the borders of
This was better than the previous books I had finished reading, however, the thriller just didnt flow very comfortably for me personally. It was short, some of the details about Hannay while he was on the run from the police force were long and at times, quite boring to read about. The climax I felt was short and ended rather abruptly. I did like the visual settings and the dialogue however which potentially saved the story for me. As of right now, I wont be continuing on with the series, I feel
"The Thirty-Nine Steps" is a classic "innocent man on the run" adventure. Richard Hanney is housing his neighbor who is being followed by an anarchist gang called Black Stone. It's 1914 and the German gang is trying to steal British military plans. When Hanney returns to his flat, he finds the neighbor with a knife in his chest.Hanney feels that he will be arrested for the murder so he takes off to Scotland. He's being hunted down by both the police and the Black Stone gang. Hanney can talk his
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