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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

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In The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), the best-known of his thrillers (made into a popular movie by Alfred Hitchcock), John Buchan introduces his most enduring hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an "ordinary fellow," is caught up in the dramatic and dangerous race against a plot to devastate the British war effort. In this, the only critical edition available, Christopher Harvie's introduction interweaves the writing of the tale with the equally fascinating story of how John Buchan, publisher and lawyer, came in from the cold and, via The Thirty-Nine Steps, ended the war as spy-master and propaganda chief.

The 551st greatest fiction book of all time

This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 44th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
  2. - 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
  3. - The Best Classics (The Times)
  4. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)

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The Thirty-Nine Steps Audible Audio Edition 17183 $2.95 2014
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Illustrated) Kindle Edition 1689318 2017
The 39 Steps Kindle Edition 76625 $0.99 2011
The 39 Steps Hardcover 280929 $9.02 $1.40 2011
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Penguin Classics) Paperback 527417 $2.76 $0.01 2004
The 39 Steps Kindle Edition 307047 $8.49 2012
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Vintage Classics) Kindle Edition 470055 $4.99 2011
The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 9206727 $14.39 $10.40 2000
The Thirty-Nine Steps Hardcover 10350036 $12.49
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) Paperback 1141831 $1.98 $0.01 2009
John Buchan's the 39 Steps (Cbc Stage Series, 8) Audio CD 1347137 $7.58 $22.05
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Illustrated) + Free AudioBook Kindle Edition 936639 2016
The Thirty-nine Steps Paperback 2072563 $5.91 $7.47 2016
The Thirty-nine Steps Kindle Edition 130770 $1.99 2014
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback 1070416 $4.34 $0.01 2009
The 39 Steps Hardcover 7049078 $6.90
The 39 Steps Mass Market Paperback 4317187 $2.06
The Thirty-Nine Steps Hardcover 1214855 $13.25 $5.93 1996
The Thirty-nine Steps Paperback 1788078 $5.57 2013
The Thirty-Nine Steps Hardcover 4829757 $19.95 $40.14 2002
The Thirty-Nine Steps Kindle Edition 362212 $0.99 2013
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Oxford World's Classics) Kindle Edition 123877 $2.56 2008
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] Audio CD 2845463 $19.99 2014
The Thirty Nine Steps Audible Audio Edition 40221 $3.95 2015
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Pan 70th Anniversary) Paperback 932108 $5.46 $4.39 2018
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Illustrated) Kindle Edition 791456 2017
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Penguin Readers, Level 3) Paperback 1398118 $16.00 $7.99 2000
The Thirty-Nine Steps Hardcover 1541657 $49.88 $3.00 1965
The Thirty-Nine Steps Kindle Edition 151060 $0.99 2012
The 39 Steps Hardcover 283097 $8.94 $0.01
The Thirty-Nine Steps Kindle Edition 110207 $0.99 2013
The 39 Steps - Greenmantle - Prester John. (A Collection of John Buchan's Novels) Kindle Edition 410246 $1.49 2011
The Thirty-Nine Steps Hardcover 11238006 $72.00 1994
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback 1813861 $15.90 $0.01 1999
The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 4580797 $17.09 $36.41 2012
The Thirty-Nine Steps Complete Illustrated and Unabridged Edition Paperback 57223 $7.99 2022
The 39 Steps (mousecatcher Classics) Kindle Edition 443765 $0.99 2011
Richard Hannay Trilogy: The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, Mr. Standfast Paperback 1426591 $19.99 2020
The 39 Steps: Library Edition Audio CD 8377807 $18.86 2010
The Thirty-Nine Steps Illustrated (Penguin Classics) Paperback 905688 $17.99 2021
The Thirty Nine Steps Kindle Edition 105129 $1.19 2013
39 Steps (Collins Classics) Paperback 9461677 $0.96 $0.01 2012
The Thirty Nine Steps Paperback 1212089 $10.15 $13.83 1915
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The Thirty-nine Steps Paperback 10418655 $4.70
The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 69576 $8.25 2016
The Thirty-Nine Steps Kindle Edition 153075 2016
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The Thirty-Nine Steps Audio CD 3170195 $15.58 $12.05 2010
The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 647279 $4.67 2016
The 39 Steps (Pop Library, 02560) Mass Market Paperback 12916551 $6.47
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The Thirty-Nine Steps Kindle Edition 244819 $2.99 2015
The Thirty-Nine Steps: The 1915 Classic Espionage Thriller (Annotated) Kindle Edition 845246 $3.95 2022
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The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 1161371 $4.67 2016
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The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 472351 $7.99 2017
The Thirty-Nine Steps: By John Buchan - Illustrated Paperback 255301 $6.14 2016
The Thirty-Nine Steps Hardcover 1330026 $24.95 $30.68 2015
The Thirty-Nine Steps Kindle Edition 240959 2017
The 39 Steps Paperback 1816206 $2.45 $0.01 2008
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Stories By Famous Authors Illustrated #4: The 39 Steps: Gwandanaland Comics Paperback 1335383 $12.99 2017
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The Thirty-Nine Steps Illustrated Paperback 1172942 $9.99 2020
Thirty-nine Steps, The, Level 3, Penguin Readers (2nd Edition) (Penguin Readers, Level 3) Paperback 1076582 $13.83 $3.83 2008
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The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback 1733139 $3.20 2007
The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay: The Thirty-Nine Steps/Greenmantle/Mr. Standfast/the Three Hostages Paperback 609682 $12.50 $1.52 2010
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The 39 Steps: The novel that was the basis of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller! Paperback 1210643 $5.95 $37.79 2012
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The Thirty Nine Steps (Illustrated) Paperback 752646 $4.99 2017
The Thirty-nine Steps (illustrated) (Illustrated Classics Library) Kindle Edition 2167124 2017
The 39 Steps Hardcover 6942219 $23.31 $35.50 2010
The Thirty-Nine Steps: (Illustrated Unabridged Edition) Hardcover 742216 $29.99 2022
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The 39 Steps: An Audio Play Featuring Orson Welles Audio CD 7140325 $104.54 $104.55 2008
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The Thirty-Nine Steps: A BBC Radio Drama Audio CD 1915942 $3.69 $3.69 2010
The 39 Steps Paperback 575724 $250.00 2021
John Buchan's The 39 Steps Paperback 1254335 $6.74 $19.53 2011
The Thirty-Nine Steps Audible Audio Edition 44249 $14.95 2007
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The 39 Steps Mass Market Paperback 3944835 $2.75
The Thirty-nine Steps Kindle Edition 166914 2018
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