The Thirty-Nine Steps

Synopsis of The Thirty-Nine Steps

«The Thirty-Nine Steps» is the adventure novel by John Buchan, published by Burlington in paperback (65 pages, in English).

Richard Hannay, a former intelligence officer stationed in South Africa, is bored in London. A neighbour confides in him a plot to assassinate a Greek politician and drag Britain into a world war. When the neighbour turns up dead, Hannay flees from the police and enemy spies while trying to foil the plan.

First novel in the Richard Hannay series, originally published in 1915. This edition belongs to the Burlington Readers collection of graded readers.

Aimed at English students in the first year of A-levels, designed for classroom use.