The Thirty-Nine Steps - Brossura

Buchan, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0140011307 ISBN 13: 9780140011302

Casa editrice: Penguin, 1991

Riassunto

Perhaps more than any other book The Thirty-Nine Steps has set the pattern for the story of the chase for a wanted man. And, of the many writers who have attempted this kind of thing since Buchan, only a very few, like Graham Greene, have managed to sustain the tension in the same way. The main character is Buchan's familiar hero, Richard Hannay who gets caught up quite suddenly on a dull London afternoon in a situation of extreme danger. Before he knows what is happening he is the obvious suspect for a murder committed in his own flat, and has to go on the run to his native Scotland.

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L'autore:

John Buchan (1875-1940) was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at Oxford where he published five books and won several awards, including one for poetry. He went on to be a barrister, a member of parliament, a soldier, a publisher, a historical biographer, and - in 1935 - he became the Govenor-General of Canada. Today he is best remembered as the author of his perennially popular adventure novels.

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Book by Buchan John

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0140011307
• ISBN 13: 9780140011302
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128