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The Thirty-Nine Steps is a classic espionage novel that has inspired at least four film adaptations, including one by Alfred Hitchcock. Just before the outbreak of WWI, Richard Hannay is let in on a German plot to assassinate the Greek premier in England and steal British war plans by an American spy, who is subsequently murdered in Hannay's apartment. What follows is a breathtaking tale of flight and evasion, as Hannay avoids one danger after another, trying to avoid both the German spies and the police in order to save England from a murderous plot. The plot became the model for all of the classic "man on the run" adventures produced in Hollywood to the present day.
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In this classic tale of wartime espionage, Richard Hannay's living nightmare begins with the discovery of a dead man and a notebook with thirty-nine steps to uncover. David Robb stars as Hannay and Doctor Who’s Tom Baker plays his ally Sir Walter Bullivant, in this recording which pays homage to the classic Hitchcock film.
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John Buchan wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps while he was seriously ill at the beginning of the First World War. In it he introduces his most famous hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an 'ordinary fellow', is caught up in the dramatic race against a plot to devastate the British war effort.
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- PublisherThe Large Print Book Company
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1596881437
- ISBN 13 9781596881433
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages156
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