The Thirty-Nine Steps

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Thirty-Nine StepsISBN13:9781680922509ISBN10:1680922505Author:Buchan, John (Author)Description: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 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: Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 Version; A 1959 Colour Remake; A 1978 Version; And A 2008 Version For British Television In 2003 The Book Was Listed On The Bbc's The Big Read Poll Of The Uk's Best-Loved Novels John Buchan, 1St Baron Tweedsmuir, Gcmg, Gcvo, Ch, Pc (26 August 1875 - 11 February 1940) Was A Scottish Novelist, Historian, And Unionist Politician Who Served As Governor General Of Canada, The 15Th Since Canadian Confederation After A Brief Legal Career, Buchan Simultaneously Began His Writing Career And His Political And Diplomatic Careers, Serving As A Private Secretary To The Administrator Of Various Colonies In Southern Africa He Eventually Wrote Propaganda For The British War Effort During World War I He Was Elected Member Of Parliament For The Combined Scottish Universities In 1927, But He Spent Most Of His Time On His Writing Career, Notably Writing The Thirty-Nine Steps And Other Adventure Fiction In 1935, King George V, On The Advice Of Prime Minister R B Bennett, Appointed Buchan To Replace The Earl Of Bessborough As Governor General Of Canada, For Which Purpose Buchan Was Raised To The Peerage He Occupied The Post Until His Death In 1940 Buchan Was Enthusiastic About Literacy And The Development Of Canadian Culture, And He Received A State Funeral In Canada Before His Ashes Were Returned To The United Kingdom Source: Wikipedia Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:12th Media ServicesPublication Date:2019-03-09Weight:0.66 lbsDimensions:0.31'' H x 9.21'' L x 6.14'' WNumber of Pages:76Language:English

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