The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. 1] In 2003, the book was listed on the BBC\'s The Big Read poll of the UK\'s "best-loved novels.. 1] 2]The novel formed the basis for a number of successful adaptations, including several film versions and a long-running stage play.
It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.
It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood\'s Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh.
The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan