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   The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1915 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, first published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh.

   • Author: John Buchan

   • Publish Year: 1915

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   Oct 11, 2020 · The Thirty-Nine Steps. by John Buchan. Contents. TO. THOMAS ARTHUR NELSON. (LOTHIAN AND BORDER HORSE) My Dear Tommy,

4. www.nls.uk › exhibitions › the-39-stepsOrigins - National Library of Scotland

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   Nelson's 'Map book of the world wide war', 1917, is one of the items on display. John Buchan started 'The thirty-nine steps' while he was unwell in bed during the early months of the First World War.

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6. www.nls.uk › themes-in-focus › 39-steps39 steps - National Library of Scotland

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   The result, 'The thirty-nine steps', proved an immediate success. It's a contemporary shocker set very precisely in a few weeks in May and June 1914, before the outbreak of war. The hero is Richard Hannay. Published first as a serial in the summer of 1915, and in book form in October, over 25,000 copies were sold in the first three months.

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   An obvious suspect, Hannay flees to his native Scotland, pursued by both the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. His 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?'

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   The story of 'The thirty-nine steps' is set very precisely during a few weeks in May and June 1914, before the outbreak of the First World War. It is essentially a thriller with an element of political subterfuge.

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   Who wrote the Thirty-Nine Steps?

   • HTML version by Al Haines. Corrections by Menno de Leeuw. "The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan is a novel written in the early 20th century.

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   Why did John Buchan start 'the Thirty-Nine Steps'?

   • is one of the items on display. John Buchan started 'The thirty-nine steps' while he was unwell in bed during the early months of the First World War. The book was a different style from Buchan's previous work. On show in the Library's display was a letter Buchan wrote to his publisher, George Blackwood:

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   • The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

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   Who is Richard Hannay in 'the Thirty-Nine Steps' by John Buchan?

   • "The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the main character, Richard Hannay, who becomes embroiled in a thrilling conspiracy after a mysterious man named Franklin P. Scudder shows up at his flat, claiming to be a hunted man with vital information that could alter the fate of Europe.

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   Why was 'the Thirty-Nine Steps' a success?

   • 'While pinned to my bed during the first months of war and compelled to keep my mind off too tragic realities, I gave myself to stories of adventure.' The result, 'The thirty-nine steps', proved an immediate success. It's a contemporary shocker set very precisely in a few weeks in May and June 1914, before the outbreak of war.

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   When did 'the Thirty-Nine Steps' come out?

   • Early titles considered for 'The thirty-nine steps' included 'The black stone' and 'The kennels of war'. In July 1915, the story appeared in 'Blackwood's Magazine' under a pseudonym. It was published as a novel in October that same year. The book sold 33,000 copies in the first three months of publication, and has remained in print ever since.

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    Jun 1, 1996 · "The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the main character, Richard Hannay, who becomes embroiled in a thrilling conspiracy after a mysterious man named Franklin P. Scudder shows up at his flat, claiming to be a hunted man with vital information that could alter the fate of Europe.