Name: The Thirty-Nine Steps
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Author: John Keegan
ISBN: 9780141441177

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Physical Book

Author

Illustrated by

Introduction by

Publisher

Year

2004

Language

English

Pages

118

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 12.9 x 0.9 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN

0141441178

ISBN13

9780141441177

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Thirty-Nine Steps "

Famous as the basis for several films, including the brilliant 1935 version directed by Alfred Hitchcock, The Thirty-Nine Steps is a classic of early twentieth-century popular literature Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after a chance encounter with an American who had told him about an assassination plot that could have dire international consequences. An obvious suspect for the police and an easy target for the killers, Hannay goes on the run in his native Scotland where he will need all his courage and ingenuity to stay one step ahead of his pursuers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

John Keegan

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John Keegan (1934-2012), fue un historiador, profesor, escritor y periodista británico especializado en historia militar. Profesor en la universidad de Princeton y en la academia militar Sandhurst, colaboró como periodista con el Daily Telegraph y como guionista y presentador con la bbc. Escribió numerosas obras sobre la naturaleza de la guerra, inteligencia militar y la psicología del combatiente, entre ellas El rostro de la batalla, publicada en esta misma colección. Sus libros se caracterizan por analizar los hechos históricos aplicando la lógica y, a la vez, buscando el lado humano e individual del combatiente.

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