The Thirty-Nine Steps - Paperback

by John Buchan (Author), Stella Rimington (Introduction by)

1st pub.: 1915, William Blackwood and Sons.

Author Biography

John Buchan (1875-1940) led an interesting and varied life as a statesman, barrister, journalist, intelligence officer, Member of Parliament, historian, biographer, poet, and novelist. His work was a considerable influence on other novelists, including Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, and John le Carré. He published his most popular novel, The Thirty-Nine Steps, in 1915, and it has never since been out of print. Stella Rimington is the author of At Risk and the former director general of MI5.