The Thirty-Nine Steps
by John Buchan
- First published
- 1915
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan is an adventure novel published in 1915. Richard Hannay, a mining engineer from Rhodesia, finds himself caught in a deadly conspiracy when his neighbor is murdered in his London flat. Possessing only a cryptic coded notebook, Hannay flees to Scotland, pursued by both police and German spies seeking to steal Britain's naval secrets. Racing against time before war erupts across Europe, he must decipher the mystery of the thirty-nine steps and stop an international plot that could change history.
- World War, 1914-1918
- Spy stories
- Hannay, Richard (Fictitious character)
- Intelligence service
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #558. The Thirty-Nine Steps on Wikipedia.
