The ThirtyNine Steps, John Buchan
The ThirtyNine Steps, John Buchan
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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Author: John Buchan

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 3 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/1994

Synopsis

One of the most original and best adventure stories ever told, with spies, thrilling chase scenes, and explosions. With an introduction by Stella Rimington.

May 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure—a desperate hunt across the country and against the clock, pursued by the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. Hannay's life and the security of Britain are in grave peril, and everything rests on the solution to a baffling enigma: What are the thirty-nine steps?

About The Author

John Buchan (1875–1940) was born in Perth, Scotland, and educated at Oxford where he published five books and won several awards, including one for poetry. He went on to be a barrister, a member of parliament, a soldier, a publisher, a historical biographer, and—in 1935—he became the Governor-General of Canada. Today he is best remembered as the author of his perennially popular adventure novels.David Case was a distinguished narrator who recorded over 700 audiobooks, was nominated for a Grammy, and received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rowan

I enjoyed both the 1935 and 1959 film adaptations, so figured it was time to finally read this classic from 1915! The Thirty-Nine Steps follows Richard Hannay who is bored with life, and soon finds himself framed for murder and involved in a complex assassination plot. He goes on the run and seems to......more

Goodreads review by Bobby

Scotsman John Buchan’s fabulous The Thirty-Nine Steps is rightly considered a seminal classic in the Adventure/Spy genre, and it is for good reason it was on The Guardian’s Best 100 English Novels list at #42. This exciting tale of espionage defined the man-on-the-run tale in breathless fashion, and......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey

”I know what it is to feel lonely and helpless and to have the whole world against me, and those are things that no men or women ought to feel.” Richard Hanney in The 39 Steps. In the edition that I read Toby Buchan, grandson of John Buchan, wrote an introduction that was almost an apology. Abou......more

Goodreads review by Georgia

What Hitchcock does with this novel is what Italy did for ground meat by inventing lasagna. The meat is here - a race against time and up to Scotland and back - but it might, if you love the Robert Donat film, think it needs . . . something. Salt? Pepper? A blonde? Perhaps a scene where the hero han......more

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