{"product_id":"the-thirty-nine-steps-hardcover-5","title":"The Thirty-Nine Steps - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Buchan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Hannay, a restless hero, is set to show the integrity of the ordinary man who stands in defence of his country. Buchan's terrific yarn excelled as a Hitchcock movie of the same name, and inspired all subsequent spy thrillers, including the much later incarnation of Fleming's suave James Bond. The book plays on fears of invasion, and turns the simple view of good versus evil into a page-turning adventure for the ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition also features the second in Buchan's series of Hannay adventures, \u003ci\u003eGreemantle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFLAME TREE 451\u003c\/b\u003e: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and robots, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales, ancient and modern gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Buchan\u003c\/b\u003e (1875-1940) was Governor General of Canada, biographer of Walter Scott and author of adventure thrillers. Featuring the daring exploits of Richard Hannay in the years during and after the First World War, his novels are still widely read today, especially his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Thirty-Nine Steps\u003c\/i\u003e. He was born in Scotland, educated at Oxford, assisted in the reconstruction of South Africa after the Boer War and led a life of public service, the experience of which is reflected in the detail of many of his novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Macdonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction) is a literary historian and publisher, and has published several books, chapters and articles on the life and work of John Buchan, including \u003ci\u003eJohn Buchan. A Companion to the Mystery Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), \u003ci\u003eReassessing John Buchan: Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. 2009), \u003ci\u003eJohn Buchan and the Idea of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with Nathan Waddell, 2013), and \u003ci\u003eNovelists Against Social Change: Conservative Popular Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 1920-1960 (2015). She was editor of the \u003ci\u003eJohn Buchan Journal \u003c\/i\u003efor eleven years. She lives in Bath.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52538727498035,"sku":"9781731704641","price":34.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bHRlVjFHTzJjS29KL2thZHNQbk5oUT09.webp?v=1760842664","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-thirty-nine-steps-hardcover-5","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}