John Buchan
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform May 18, 2017)
The novel is set during May and June 1914; war was evident in Europe, Richard Hannay the protagonist and narrator, an expatriate Scot, returns to his new home, a flat in London, after a long stay in Rhodesia to begin a new life. One night he is buttonholed by a stranger, a well-travelled American, who claims to be in fear for his life. The man appears to know of an anarchist plot to destabilise Europe, beginning with a plan to assassinate the Greek Premier, Constantine Karolides, during his forthcoming visit to London...
- ISBN
- 1546775846 / 9781546775843
- Pages
- 80
- Weight
- 9.3 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 0.19
in.