The Thirty-Nine Steps

von John Buchan

128 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Wordsworth Classics
• Themen: Belletristik Action- / Abenteuerromane
• ISBN: 9781853260803
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.1993
• Größe: 197 x 126 mm
• Verlag: Wordsworth Editions Ltd