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John buchan wrote the thirtynine steps while he was seriously ill at the beginning of the first world war. The thirtynine steps, published in 1915, was the first of scottish novelist john buchans five richard hannay espionage novels. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The thirty nine steps by john buchan, first edition abebooks passion for books. Buchan produced both fiction and nonfiction and wrote in a variety of genres including some excellent horror stories and even what could be described as a paranormal adventure novel the gap in the curtain.
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