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John Buchan

The Thirty-nine Steps

Wordsworth Editions, 1993

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Year of publication
1993
ISBN
9781853260803
Author
John Buchan
Pages
98
Volume
1
Publishers
Wordsworth Editions
Keyword
Fiction
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
New
Languages
English
Inscribed
No
Condition
New
First edition
No

Description

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. Richard Hannay finds a corpse in his flat, and becomes involved in a plot by spies to precipitate war and subvert British naval power. The resourceful victim of a manhunt, he is pursued by both the police and the ruthless conspirators. The Thirty-Nine Steps is a seminal 'chase' thriller, rapid and vivid. It has been widely influential and frequently dramatised: the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock became a screen classic. This engaging novel also provides insights into the inter-action of patriotism, fear and prejudice.
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