Overview
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.[1] 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
- | Author: John Buchan
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Oct 14, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 108 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1539514250
- | ISBN-13: 9781539514251
