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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (1915)
Richard Hannay, a bored mining engineer, stumbles into an international espionage conspiracy and must flee across the Scottish Highlands with both the police and enemy agents on his trail. The novel that invented the modern spy thriller.
Historical Significance:
John Buchan, a Scottish politician and future Governor-General of Canada, wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps in 1915 while recovering from illness during World War I. The novel created the "man o...
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Richard Hannay, a bored mining engineer, stumbles into an international espionage conspiracy and must flee across the Scottish Highlands with both the police and enemy agents on his trail. The novel that invented the modern spy thriller.
Historical Significance:
John Buchan, a Scottish politician and future Governor-General of Canada, wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps in 1915 while recovering from illness during World War I. The novel created the "man o...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=143
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