The Thirty-Nine Steps

A 1915 adventure novel by John Buchan, narrated by Richard Hannay, a bored South African who becomes entangled when a nervous stranger claiming to be marked for death confides in him about a conspiracy to plunge Europe into war.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories›Spy and intrigue thrillers›Spies and secret agents

Reader

Teens›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories