Descripción
The Thirty-Nine Steps Is An Adventure Novel By The Scottish Author John Buchan. It Is The First Of Five Novels Featuring Richard Hannay, An All-Action Hero With A A Miraculous Knack For Getting Himself Out Of Sticky Situations.The Novel Is Set During May And June 1914; War Was Impending 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 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 Novel Formed The Basis For A Number Of Film Adaptations: Alfred Hitchcock’S 1935 Version; A 1959 Colour Remake; A 1978 Version Which Is Perhaps Most Faithful To The Novel; And A 2008 Version For British Television.
