# The 39 Steps

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- Book: [The 39 Steps](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-buchan/the-39-steps) ([The 39 Steps.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-buchan/the-39-steps.md))
- Authors: [John Buchan](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-buchan)
- Publisher: hachette_india_little_brown
- ISBN: 978-93-5731-060-4
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2025-11-20
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Enter Richard Hannay and the beginning of 'the chase' adventure Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life – until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabilize the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbours the man – but one day returns home to find him murdered. An obvious suspect, Hannay flees to his native Scotland, pursued by both the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy – the 'on the run' trope that was to influence countless others. His life and the security of Britain are in grave peril, and everything rests on the solution to a baffling enigma: what are the 'thirty-nine steps'? A classic, the book featured on Guardian's Best 100 English Novels list at #42.