The Thirty-Nine Steps - format ePub

In John Buchan’s thrill-a-minute novel „Salute to Adventurers”, hero Andrew Garvald makes his way from the dreary moors of his native land to the deceptively bucolic landscape of early colonial America....

The Power-House is a novel by John Buchan, a thriller set in London, England.It was written in 1913, when it was serialised in Blackwood's Magazine, and it was published in book form in 1916. The narrator...

„Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown” is a time-tested adage that suits Peter Pentecost, a young monk and legitimate claimant to England’s Throne. But he is not alone as others are vying for power...

The Courts of the Morning is a 1929 adventure novel by John Buchan, featuring his character Sandy Arbuthnot. The prologue is narrated by Richard Hannay, so the novel is sometimes included in Buchan's...

Richard Hannay arrives in London on the eve of World War I, where he meets an American agent seeking help in stopping a political assassination. Before long, Hannay finds himself in possession of a little...

These twelve stories are told by the old soldiers of the Runagates Club as they reminisce.Richard Hanny, hero of ‘The Thirty-nine Steps’, reappears recounting a trek into the bush in ‘The Green Wildebeest’....

Although this book was listed in a collection of Richard Hannay stories, Hannay makes only a brief appearance at the beginning. Begins in the pleasant atmosphere of a country house in the Scottish borders,...

Richard Hannay, un enginyer de mines britànic que acaba de tornar de Rodèsia, està avorrit de la nova vida que ha començat a Londres. Tot canvia quan troben mort a casa seva un home que ha descobert un...

Huntingtower is a novel written by John Buchan, first published in 1922. The novel is set in Scotland and follows the adventures of three young men who become involved in a plot to rescue a Russian nobleman...

When Sir Edward Leithen leaves London to spend Whitsuntide as a guest at Flambard, he has no idea of the extraordinary sequence of events about to unfold. Among the collection of fellow guests, some of...

The Three Hostages is the fourth of five Richard Hannay novels by the Scottish author John Buchan, first published in 1924.  John Buchan (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian,...

The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in...

The Gap in the Curtain is a 1932 borderline science fiction novel by John Buchan. Part of the action is autobiographical, featuring the agonies of a contemporary up and coming politician.

John Buchan's novel 'A Lodge in the Wilderness' takes the reader on a thrilling adventure through the rugged landscapes of British Columbia as a group of travelers find themselves stranded in a remote...

John Buchan's 'Collected Supernatural Stories' is a compilation of eerie and mysterious tales that delve into the realm of the supernatural with a touch of gothic sensibility. Each story is crafted with...

During the past year, in the intervals of an active life, I have amused myself with constructing this tale. It has been scribbled in every kind of odd place and moment—in England and abroad, during long...

The final volume in the enemies-to-lovers queer webcomic sensation is here...School is over, adult life beckons, and new beginnings lie before Ian and Cortland as their relationship deepens. But when...

The eighth Campbell and Carter mystery from much-loved crime writer Ann Granger is sure to appeal to fans of her Mitchell and Markby mysteries, as well as to fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder...

The first hundred years of the American Mafia's existence would come to be seen as a golden age. From small-town Sicily to glittering Las Vegas, the mob had carefully expanded and consolidated their power...

'A well-written and fascinating narrative about love and loss, courage and betrayal, the past and secrets, art and reproductions' Reader review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'This is certainly a wow of a read . . . interesting,...

Desperate times call for desperate measures . . .At twenty-five years of age, Lady Anne Winsted is desperate; somewhat, that is.  Failed seasons and lack of offers for her hand have left her seeking new...

Brownwood, Texas, 1883Two years ago, Hazel Rutherford fled from her lying, greedy fiancé. Now, her young cousin is within his sights, and Hazel must return and rescue her. Which means facing a manipulative...

A short story concerning an archaeological dig funded by tourism, where the tourists go missing. A mysterious cavern where the magic takes place. As an Odyssey agent, and a big brother looking for his...

Is it really possible that you have stumbled across a secret lost for centuries? A secret that that could change the world order?From the bustling gold rush and the streets of Melbourne in 1864 to the...

A MYSTERY is, in a popular sense, that which cannot be easily explained; a circumstance that cannot be readily accounted for. Something is, but how or why we cannot tell. The mysteries of modern London...

YOUR NIGHTMARE IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING . . . New mum Lucy couldn't be more in love with her twin baby boys, but with her husband Andrew's return to long hours at work, she's left to deal with the sleepless...

Humanity needs a hero and fate chose me. The world is so fucked.Some people's midlife crisis involves chopping off their hair or buying a convertible. Not me. I get to see demons, and even more traumatizing,...

October, 1922. Ruby Vaughn's octogenarian employer and housemate Mr Owen said the trip to Manhurst Castle in the Scottish Borders was to appraise some illuminated manuscripts for their bookshop. However,...

Swept by strong ocean currents and ferocious storms, Rathlin Island is mysterious and hauntingly beautiful. Lying just six miles off the north coast of County Antrim, it is the most northerly inhabited...

**Spoilers of book 2 below** I thought I'd already lost everything. Now, I might lose him forever ... The moment Levi vanished into the underworld to save me, my world shattered. Our bond is the only...

An intoxicatingly strange, prize-winning Finnish novel about the disruption that follows when a man welcomes a peculiar troll into his life__________'Chillingly seductive' Independent'Blame global warming,...

'A perfect evocation of a lost world' New York Times'I earnestly plead with you to read this book . . . so lavish and ornate that you feast rather than merely read' India Knight, The TimesA new translation...

A collection of witty, transgressive tales from the great Enlightenment thinker, best known for his inimitable blend of philosophy and scandalous sexuality__________'A bawdy burlesque' Guardian'A wonderful...

Where is the harm? The truth is that the Folk Lore Societymade up of the most clever, learned, and beautiful men and women of the countryis fond of studying the history and geography of Fairy Land. This...

'I loved it. It broke me! Beautiful, heartbreaking and hopeful' Liz FenwickOccupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible...

There is a darkness that demands to be unleashed...Caliostro was born different, a Lyvirten—a being of immense, shadowy power, his true self hidden even from himself. For years, he has lived in isolation,...

Trapped with No Way Out and Other Beyond the World, a collection of three short Sci-fi and Supernatural stories.  "Trapped with No Way Out" is the opening story for the collection. It is about a girl...

Allie Wilson swore she'd never go back to Heartbreak Creek. She's made a life for herself in the city, and the small New Zealand town she grew up in holds too many memories she'd rather leave in the past....

The masks are about to come off for Beatrice and Linc...but can they handle their new reality?Beatrice might know that she needs to keep her distance from Linc now that she's betrothed to a prince, but...

He came back to help his brothers—but he discovered a secret baby and a chance at love.MaverickI never intended to come back to Bent Creek. There was nothing for me there, and I refused to let Flannery...

The Addison Smith Chapbook Series collects the short fiction of Addison Smith in small, themed volumes of five to six stories each. These stories have appeared in various publications, and may appear...

Two guarded and wary people must confront their dark histories and navigate unexpected desires in this pulse-pounding journey of love and suspense. Peri O'Brien likes the quiet life.  She's worked hard...

Ryvan is a freak of nature and a failure, or so he's been told. He's a warlock without magic, and as such, has been labeled Undesirable. Outcast by his cult, he exists on the fringes of society, just...

They may have escaped from a prison planet, but Maj and her new outlaw friends are on the run and need answers. Maj's sister Oyana was implanted with mods from head to toe. What do they do and where can...

Owen spends 1918 fighting in the trenches of Europe. It's a long, horrible nightmare, except for one dream of a night in Paris with a man he'll never see again.He comes home a shadow of himself.Isolated...

Two sisters. Two fates. One choice that changes everything.Amy and Annie have always been inseparable, but their eighteenth birthday awakens a destiny neither could have imagined. As witches torn between...