The Thirty-Nine Steps
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
A man on the run, a dead spy in his flat, and a conspiracy that could topple the British Empire — The Thirty-Nine Steps is the quintessential British thriller that defined an entire genre. When Richard Hannay, a restless Scottish-Canadian adventurer newly returned to London, becomes entangled in a web of espionage after a mysterious stranger is found murdered in his apartment, he is forced to flee across the wild Scottish Highlands, hunted by both the police and a ruthless ring of German spies known only as the Black Stone. With war on the horizon and a stolen secret that could hand Europe's naval defences to the enemy, Hannay must rely on his wits, disguise, and sheer nerve to uncover the truth before it's too late. John Buchan's 1915 masterwork is widely credited as the founding text of the modern spy thriller, directly inspiring titans of the genre from Alfred Hitchcock — whose 1935 film adaptation became a classic in its own right — to John le Carré and Ian Fleming. Written with propulsive, breathless prose, Buchan weaves themes of patriotism, masculine identity, and the fragility of civilisation into a taut, relentlessly paced narrative. This illustrated edition, with artwork by Philip Hood, brings vivid new life to one of literature's most gripping chases — a story that, a century on, still refuses to let the reader go.
Author: John Buchan
Format: Hardback
Genre: Thriller
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
A man on the run, a dead spy in his flat, and a conspiracy that could topple the British Empire — The Thirty-Nine Steps is the quintessential British thriller that defined an entire genre. When Richard Hannay, a restless Scottish-Canadian adventurer newly returned to London, becomes entangled in a web of espionage after a mysterious stranger is found murdered in his apartment, he is forced to flee across the wild Scottish Highlands, hunted by both the police and a ruthless ring of German spies known only as the Black Stone. With war on the horizon and a stolen secret that could hand Europe's naval defences to the enemy, Hannay must rely on his wits, disguise, and sheer nerve to uncover the truth before it's too late. John Buchan's 1915 masterwork is widely credited as the founding text of the modern spy thriller, directly inspiring titans of the genre from Alfred Hitchcock — whose 1935 film adaptation became a classic in its own right — to John le Carré and Ian Fleming. Written with propulsive, breathless prose, Buchan weaves themes of patriotism, masculine identity, and the fragility of civilisation into a taut, relentlessly paced narrative. This illustrated edition, with artwork by Philip Hood, brings vivid new life to one of literature's most gripping chases — a story that, a century on, still refuses to let the reader go.