The author of The Thirty-Nine Steps knew more than one way to chill a reader. His early forays into fantasy and the supernatural drew on Scotland’s rich legend and myth and carried into the rest of the world. Stories include “No Man’s Land, ” “The Far Islands, ” “The Outgoing of the Tide, ” “Basilissa, ” “The King of Ypres, ” among others.
About the author
John Buchan (1875-1940), first Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish novelist and member of Parliament, who served as the Governor General of Canada. He wrote many novels as well as books on politics, history, biography, and criticism. But he is best known for his suspense novel The Thirty-Nine Steps, made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 315 ● ISBN 9781411443150 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863086 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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