John Buchan (1875-1940) was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at Oxford where he published five books and won several awards, including one for poetry. He went on to be a barrister, a member of parliament, a soldier, a publisher, a...

John Buchan (1875-1940) was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at Oxford where he published five books and won several awards, including one for poetry. He went on to be a barrister, a member of parliament, a soldier, a publisher, a...

John Buchan wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps while he was seriously ill at the beginning of the First World War. In it he introduces his most famous hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an `ordinary fellow', is caught up in the...

"The Thirty-Nine Steps" ist ein spannender Spionage-Thriller von John Buchan. Im Mittelpunkt steht Richard Hannay, der sich in London gelangweilt und ziellos fühlt, bis er auf einen mysteriösen Fremden trifft, der behauptet, ein...

May 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger he stumbles into a hair-raising adventure - a desperate hunt across the country...

When Richard Hannay finds the corpse of freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder in his London flat, he goes on the run, fearing that his life is in danger. Scudder had previously revealed that he was investigating a ring of German spies, who...

Richard Hannay ist gelangweilt. In einer großen Stadt ist er vollkommen alleine und wünscht sich nur, dass irgendetwas passiert. Als er eines Abends nach Hause kommt, erwartet ihn dort jemand. Dieser jemand lässt Richard mit einer Frage...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading. von Buchan, John

"Die neununddreißig Stufen" - Lebensgefahr statt Langeweile. Neues Hörbuch in Jens Wawrczecks Reihe "Verfilmt von Alfred Hitchcock" London ist sterbenslangweilig. Würden Sie jetzt so nicht sagen? Richard Hannay, erst vor Kurzem...

John Buchan (1875-1940) was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at Oxford where he published five books and won several awards, including one for poetry. He went on to be a barrister, a member of parliament, a soldier, a publisher, a...

Richard Hannay ist vom Leben in London gelangweilt. Doch dann entdeckt er ein schreckliches Verbrechen und findet sich inmitten einer raffinierten und erschreckenden Verschwörung wieder. Kann er den Beweis finden, den er braucht, um sein...

John Buchan (1875-1940), author of over 100 books including The Thirty-Nine Steps, was a stealth writer of supernatural and Weird fiction. From the beginning of his career to his last works, he brought supernatural elements into his...