![]() ![]() ![]() This man, Scudder, tells Hannay he knows of a fantastical plot by Englandâs enemies to create a diplomatic scandal. ![]() He finds England extremely dull and is just considering returning to South Africa when he is accosted by another inhabitant of the block of flats where he is living. The novelâs protagonist, Richard Hannay, is an expatriate Scot who has just returned to London after many years in South Africa working in the mining industry. Published in 1915, The Thirty-Nine Steps is a thriller set in Britain on the eve of the First World War. Â 42 in the Guardianâs Best 100 Novels in English (2015) Standard EbooksĤ1,574 words (2 hours 32 minutes) with a reading ease of 80.62 (easy) The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]()
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