The Thirty-nine Steps

John Buchan

Nov 2021 · FILROUGEVICEVERSA · Narrated by Cliff Stone

About this audiobook

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of the five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of tricky situations. The novel formed the basis for a number of successful adaptations, including several film versions and a long-running stage play. In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels."

About the author

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a British novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.