The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan ISBN: 0486282015 Dover Publications Price: $4.00 click here to see this book In this fast-paced spy thriller, a self-described "ordinary fellow" stumbles upon a plot involving not only espionage and murder but also the future of Britain itself. Richard Hannay arrives in London on the eve of World War I, where he encounters an American agent seeking help in preventing a political assassination. Before long, Hannay finds himself in possession of a little black book that holds the key to the conspiracy — and on the run from both the police and members of a mysterious organization that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden. This is the first of five novels in John Buchan's Greenmantle series, featuring the adventures of the stalwart and resourceful Richard Hannay. Originally published in 1915, it also served as the basis for several movies and plays, including Alfred Hitchcock's classic cinematic adaptation. Reprint of the Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1915 edition. Table of Contents for The Thirty-Nine Steps I The Man Who Died II The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels III The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper IV The Adventure of the Radical Candidate V The Adventure of the Spectacled Roadman VI The Adventure of the Bald Archaeologist VII The Dry-Fly Fisherman VIII The Coming of the Black Stone IX The Thirty-Nine Steps X Various Partied Converging on the Sea