About this title: John Buchan is the father of the modern spy thriller. This is so even though the Hannay books are not, strictly speaking, about spies at all in the professional sense of the word. They are about penetration of the enemy, about lonely escape and wild journeys, about the thin veneer that stands between civilsation and barbarism.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0879238712 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Date Published: 1994-12
ISBN-13:9780879238711ISBN:0879238712
Description: Good. 1995 3rd Printing David R. Godine Pub Trade Paperback; text clean/unmarked; color cover few scuffs/corner creases/edge wear; spine slight bow/strong; NOT x-library; No remndr mark; 672pp; 4 novels. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
Date Published: 1994-12
ISBN-13:9780879238711ISBN:0879238712
Description: Very Good. 1995 3rd Printing David R Godine Pub Trade Paperback; text clean/unmarked; color cover few surface scratches/edge wear; spine perfect; NOT x-library; No remndr mark; 672 pages; 4 novels. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
Date Published: 1988-04
ISBN-13:9780879236557ISBN:0879236558
Description: New. New Book. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Edition: First PB Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: David R. Godine, Boston
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780879238711ISBN:0879238712
Description: Introduction By Robin Winks. NF. No DJ. PB. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Binding clean and tight, no marks. 672 pages of pure thriller. read more
"This is the ultimate adventure book, and well-written too, which is an anomaly for most adventure stories. Set during WWI in the shadow of a dying British empire, Richard Hannay, who is quite a normal person, is caught up in four different adventures, combating German spies, Muslim uprisings, and infiltrators. Any boy from 10 to 100 would love this book."
"A departure from my genres of choice (spy novel vs chick lit or historical romance) ... again, prompted by curiosity about omissions made or liberties taken by last year's BBC adaptation of the first adventure (The 39 Steps).
And partly because it is a departure and partly because it was published "before my time" - I had a difficult time "absorbing" it. So much so, that I only got through "The Thirty-Nine Steps" (which the TV adaptation did not seem to retain too much of?) and "Greenmantle" before I reached the "no-more-renewals-allowed" 7-week deadline at the local library. Or maybe it's just 'cause I'm a lazy reader - when it's not work-related, I don't really want to have to think too much, I have realized."
"I love spy fiction. I love early 20th Century fiction. So the Richard Hannay novels of John Buchan were a no brainer. The Thirty-Nine Steps is the most well-known, and justifiably so, but Greenmantle is his masterpiece. If you like Tom Clancy, if you can't get enough John Le Carre, run out and read these novels because John Buchan started it all."
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