Literary Thoughts edition presents The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
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"The Thirty-Nine Steps" is a novel by Scottish novelist, historian, biographer John Buchan (1875 – 1940). It is set during May and June 1914, when Richard Hannay, the protagonist and narrator and an expatriate Scot, returns to his new home, a flat in London, after a long stay in Rhodesia to begin a new life. One night he is buttonholed by a stranger, a well-travelled American, who claims to be in fear for his life. All books of the Literary Thoughts edition have been transscribed from original prints and edited for better reading experience. Please visit our homepage literarythoughts.com to see our other publications.
