The Thirty-Nine Steps - 9781537595337

John Buchan, (1875 - 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. The novel is set during May and June 1914; war was evident in Europe, Richard Hannay the protagonist and narrator, an expatriate Scot, returns to his new home, a flat in London, after a long stay in Rhodesia, in order to begin a new life. One night he is buttonholed by a stranger, a well-travelled American, who claims to be in fear for his life. The man appears to know of an anarchist plot to destabilise Europe, beginning with a plan to assassinate the Greek Premier, Constantine Karolides, during his forthcoming visit to London. The man reveals his name to be Franklin P. Scudder, a freelance spy, and remarks that he is dead, which holds Hannay's attention.

• • Author: John Buchan
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Sep 11, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 82 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1537595334
• • ISBN-13: 9781537595337