num_pages: 672
description: The Thirty-Nine Steps: "A bored, well-to-do Englishman, Richard Hannay, returns home to England after growing up in South Africa. Drifting between his club and the sights of London, he is drawn into the confidences of a secret agent in the thick of espionage. The agent is murdered in Hannay's apartment and Richard finds himself on the run from Scotland Yard and the cult of the 'Black stone.
language: English
title: The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay
titlecomplete: The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay
characters: Richard Hannay
genres: Classics, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Espionage, Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 192
series: Richard Hannay
publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher