The Thirty-Nine Steps

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.

Richard Hannay finds a corpse in his flat, and becomes involved in a plot by spies to precipitate war and subvert British naval power. The resourceful victim of a manhunt, he is pursued by both the police and the ruthless conspirators.

The Thirty-Nine Steps is a seminal 'chase' thriller, rapid and vivid. It has been widely influential and frequently dramatised: the film directed by Alfred Hitchcock became a screen classic. This engaging novel also provides insights into the inter-action of patriotism, fear and prejudice.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 12/05/1993
ISBN: 9781853260803
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.14lbs
Size: 7.78h x 4.98w x 0.27d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 13646 / Thirty-Nine Steps
Reading Level: 7.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7