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An Overview of the Book ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ (1915)

Introduction The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1915 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan, first published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It was serialised in All-Story Weekly issues of 5 and 12 June 1915, and in Blackwood’s Magazine (credited to “H. de V.”) between July and September 1915, before being published in book… Read More

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Who was John Buchan (1875-1940)?

Introduction John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL (/ˈbʌxən/; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel… Read More