Thirty-nine Steps
by J
About This Novel
It was selected as one of the 25 classic mystery novels selected by the American Mystery Writers Association; it was selected as one of the 1,000 novels you must read before you die by the British "Guardian"; it has been adapted into a movie of the same name four times, and the Hitchcock version is one of the most classic suspense movies in history; it was adapted into a play in 2005, successfully landed on Broadway, and won the Laurence Olivier Award and the Tony Award. After Richard Hannay returned to London from Africa, he met a man named Scudder and revealed to him that from the first time I read John Buchan's "The Thirty-Nine Steps", I felt that it would be made into a great movie. --Hitchcock The secret of an international espionage organization. Scudder was killed, and Hannay became the prime suspect. In order to avoid being tracked by the police and spies, he fled to Scotland and escaped from danger time and time again with cleverness and wit. Finally, based on the "Thirty-nine Steps" clue left by Scudder, Hannay successfully destroyed the enemy's conspiracy.
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