The Thirty-Nine Steps - Couverture souple

Buchan, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140624066 ISBN 13 : 9780140624069

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2007

Synopsis

Adventurer Richard Hannay has just returned from South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his London life - until a murder is committed in his flat, just days after the victim had warned him of an assassination plot that could bring Britain to the brink of war. An obvious suspect for the police and an easy target for the killers, Hannay goes on the run in his native Scotland, where he must use all his wits to stay one step ahead of the game - and warn the government before it is too late. One of the most popular adventure stories ever written, "The Thirty-Nine Steps" established John Buchan as the original thriller writer and inspired many other novelists and filmmakers including Alfred Hitchcock.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STELLA RIMINGTON

'Richard Hannay is a hero for all times' Observer

May 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure - a desperate hunt across the country and against the clock, pursued by the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. Hannay's life and the security of Britain are in grave peril, and everything rests on the solution to a baffling enigma: what are the thirty-nine steps?

See also: Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Revue de presse :

'Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller' - Alfred Hitchcock --Alfred Hitchcock

'Buchan was a major influence on my work' - Christopher Hitchins,English-born American author, journalist and literary critic --Christopher Hitchins

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0140624066
• ISBN 13: 9780140624069
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 112