Name: Thirty-Nine Steps (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) (in English)
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Author: John Buchan
ISBN: 9781853260803

portada Thirty-Nine Steps (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) (in English)

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Physical Book

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Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Author

John Buchan

Synopsis "Thirty-Nine Steps (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) (in English)"

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.