#29 in Spy & espionage
The Thirty-Nine Steps
- 106
- Pages
- about 2 h
- Reading time
- Film 1935 +3
- On screen
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About the book
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 serialized in All-Story Weekly issues of 5 and 12 June 1915, and in Blackwood's Magazine between July and September 1915, before being published in book form in October of that year. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a knack for getting himself out of tricky situations.
Reading order · Richard Hannay
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On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 4 times — from 1935 to 2008.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Spy & espionage average of 7.6. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 26 | 43% |
| Hardcover | 6.3 | 35 | 57% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Thirty-Nine Steps?
It has 106 pages — shorter than 100% of the ranked books in Spy & espionage.
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