The Thirty-Nine Steps
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John Buchan takes us back to Edwardian Britain on the eve of the First World War in the modern thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps. An inexplicable murder drives the innocent Richard Hannay, on the run from a manhunt that never seems to end, to hide in remote Scottish moorland. Disguise and deception are his only weapons, as he struggles to decode the clues left by the murdered man to prevent the theft of naval secrets by an unfriendly foreign power. The best-known of Buchan's thrillers, The Thirty-Nine Steps has been continuously in print since its first publication and has been filmed three times, including the brilliant 1935 version directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The Thirty-Nine Steps was also a powerful influence on the development of the detective novel, the action romance, and the spy story.
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Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
7/26/2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400199006
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John Buchan. (2010). The Thirty-Nine Steps. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)John Buchan. 2010. The Thirty-Nine Steps. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)John Buchan, The Thirty-Nine Steps. Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)John Buchan. The Thirty-Nine Steps. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.
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A full cast delivers a gripping performance of John Buchan's classic tale of espionage and intrigue. When Richard Hannay discovers a dead body in his apartment, he's dragged into a dark and dangerous world of global politics, secret societies, and undercover agents. Accused of murder and with the fate of the British fleet resting in his hands, Hannay must elude the police and
foreign spies, decode a cryptic notebook, and convince the enigmatic Sir Walter Bullivant to believe his incredible tale. David Robb dazzles as Hannay, delivering a gritty, nuanced performance of a man living a nightmare, and with the addition of dramatic music and a host of pitch-perfect sound effects, this audiobook is highly enjoyable and highly recommended.
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