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John Buchan’s name is known across the world for The Thirty-Nine Steps. In the past hundred years the classic thriller has never been out of print and has inspired numerous adaptations for film, television, radio and stage, beginning with the celebrated version by Alfred Hitchcock. Yet there was vastly more to ‘JB’. He wrote more than a hundred books - fiction and nonfiction - and a thousand articles for newspapers and magazines.

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan is a thrilling tale of espionage, adventure, and survival set on the brink of World War I. When Richard Hannay, a Scottish expatriate, encounters Franklin Scudder—a freelance spy with knowledge of a deadly conspiracy—his life takes a dangerous turn. Scudder's sudden murder thrusts Hannay into a desperate race for his life as he becomes the target of both the police and a sinister spy ring. With only a cryptic notebook and his sharp instincts, Hannay flees to the Scottish countryside, dodging capture while unraveling the mysterious organization known as ...