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The Richard Hannay Collection: The...

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The Richard Hannay Collection: The 39 Steps, Greenmantle, Mr. Standfast

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘I snapped the switch, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the far corner which made me drop my cigar and fall into a cold sweat.’When Richard Hannay is warned of an assassination plot that has the potential to take Britain into a war, and then a few days later discovers the murdered body of the American that warned him in his flat, he becomes a prime suspect. He flees to the moors of Scotland and a...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

A level 4 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Nick Bullard. 'I turned on the light, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my blood turn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor.' Soon Richard Hannay is running to his life across the hills of Scotland. The police are chasing him for a murder he did not do, and another, more dangerous enemy is chasing him as...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

"The Thirty-Nine Steps" by John Buchan. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

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The Thirty-nine Steps

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The Thirty-nine Steps

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THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS & Other Adven...

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THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS & Other Adventure Stories (7 Action-Packed Titles in One Volume)

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THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (Spy Thriller...

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THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (Spy Thriller Classic)

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Considered by many to be one of the greatest adventure novels of all time, “The Thirty-Nine Steps” is Scottish author John Buchan’s most successful work. Published in 1915 and set during the early days of the First World War, it is the first of Buchan’s stories of Richard Hannay, a brave and honorable yet unremarkable gentleman, who finds himself mixed up in extraordinary circumstances. In “The Thirty-Nine Steps” Hannay is unintentionally drawn into a deadly plot to undermine the British war...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Considered by many to be one of the greatest adventure novels of all time, «The Thirty-Nine Steps» is John Buchan's most successful work. Set during the First World War, it is the story of Richard Hannay, an ordinary gentleman who finds himself mixed up in a plot to undermine the British war effort. A fugitive from the law, Hannay must race against time to try and stop the plot. «The Thirty-Nine Steps» is an exciting adventure of mystery and espionage that will thrill and delight readers...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

In this fast-paced spy thriller, a self-described «ordinary fellow» stumbles upon a plot involving not only espionage and murder but also the future of Britain itself. Richard Hannay arrives in London on the eve of World War I, where he encounters an American agent seeking help in preventing a political assassination. Before long, Hannay finds himself in possession of a little black book that holds the key to the conspiracy — and on the run from both the police and members of a...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps - The Origina...

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The Thirty-Nine Steps - The Original Classic Edition

An effortless adventure classic that spans the void between dime shocker and quality literature. The rapid elaboration of the plot, that is so well known that it has passed many images into popular conciousness, is still satisfying after many reads. Richard Hannay returned to England, after making his fortune in South Africa, he is unwillingly ensnared in a tortured plot to assassinate Karolides the Greek premier and so plunge Europe into war. Scudder, an American journalist turned...

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The Watcher by the Threshold

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The Watcher by the Threshold

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Witch Wood

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Witch Wood

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The Three Hostages: Richard Hannay...

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The Three Hostages: Richard Hannay #4

The war is over and Hannay is trying to relax in the country when he is approached about three possibly related kidnappings. Several comrades of past adventures are also involved. Fourth in the Richard Hannay series.

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The Watcher by the Threshold

"The Watcher by the Threshold" by John Buchan. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...

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The Watcher by the Threshold

Edited and introduced by Andrew Lownie. ‘The short story is the real form’ John Buchan This is the first ever complete collection of all Buchan’s shorter Scottish fiction. Set largely in his beloved Borders, these stories and novellas show the full range and depth of Buchan’s writing. Featuring shepherds, poachers, gamekeepers and drovers, they are worlds away from the tales of aristocratic adventure with which he is so often associated. Shot through with characters and places he returned...

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Witch Wood

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Witch Wood

Introduced by Christopher Harvie. Set against the religious struggles of seventeenth-century Scotland, with Montrose for the king against a convenanted kirk, John Buchan’s Witch Wood is a gripping atmospheric tale in the spirit of Stevenson and Neil Munro. As a moderate Presbyterian minister, young David Sempill disputes with the extremists of his faith. All around, the defeated remnants of Montrose’s men are being harried and slaughtered by the faithful, and Sempill’s plea for compassion,...

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Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Ol...

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Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England

"Midwinter: Certain Travellers in Old England" by John Buchan. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...

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Days to Remember: The British Empir...

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Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War

"Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War" by John Buchan, Henry John Sir Newbolt. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to...

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The John Buchan Collection

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The John Buchan Collection

The John Buchan Collection: the essential collection of books by John Buchan in one collection: Greenmantle The Half-Hearted Huntingtower The Moon Endureth–Tales and Fancies Mr. Standfast The Path of the King Prester John Salute to Adventurers The Thirty-nine Steps

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