Бакен Дж Английский детектив. Джон Бакен. Тридцать девять ступеней = John Buchan. The Thirty-Nine Steps

Имя Джона Бакена (1875-1940) практически не известно украинскому читателю, а ведь он был не только первоклассным писателем, одним из основоположников жанра «шпионского» романа, но и сотрудником британской разведки, а впоследствии видным политическим деятелем, чья карьера завершилась на посту генерал-губернатора Канады. Его первый роман «Тридцать девять ступеней», имевший шумный успех, опубликован в 1915 году, в разгар Первой мировой войны. В нем впервые появляется обаятельный образ Ричарда Ханнея — героя, впоследствии кочевавшего по страницам романов Бакена, а сюжет связан с деятельностью группы немецких секретных агентов на территории Англии и Шотландии • В 1935 году «Тридцать девять ступеней» были впервые экранизированы великим Альфредом Хичкоком, а в 2008 году режиссер Джеймс Хоуз снял современный римейк этой драматической истории

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"Тридцать девять шагов" Джона Бакера знакомит читателя с Ричардом Ханнеем, оригинальным джентльменом-героем шпионских триллеров и предшественником Джеймса Бонда. Эта история об интригах и предательстве сталкивает Ханнея не только с немецкой шпионской сетью, но и с британской полицией, которая ошибочно подозревает его в убийстве • Безжалостно преследуемый, он бежит в Шотландию, чтобы разоблачить заговор, который поставит Британию на грань войны. Его успех зависит от местонахождения таинственных тридцати девяти ступеней • В "Доме власти" другой из самых популярных героев Бьюкена, сэр Эдвард Лейтен, выполняет отчаянную миссию по раскрытию зловещего заговора с целью уничтожения западной цивилизации • Книга на английском языке • The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) introduces Richard Hannay, the original gentleman-hero of spy thrillers and a forerunner of James Bond

When Richard Hannay finds the corpse of freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder in his London flat, he goes on the run, fearing that his life is in danger. Scudder had previously revealed that he was investigating a ring of German spies, who were conspiring to sabotage Britain's war capability. Hannay becomes both hunter and hunted as he struggles to unravel the tangled threads of this plot while staying one step ahead of his pursuers, who will stop at nothing to keep their nefarious secrets • First published in 1915, John Buchan's definitive spy novel was the first in a long line of espionage thrillers to delve into the underbelly of the British establishment. Over a hundred years later, The Thirty-Nine Steps remains resonant, and the various film, television and theatre adaptations of this classic - most notably Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version - are a testament to its capacity to thrill

Ричард Ханней становится главным подозреваемым, когда в его квартире находят труп американца. Американца, не так давно предупредившего его о плане политического убийства, успех которого рискует втянуть Британию в войну. Наш герой бежит к болотам Шотландии, пока его преследуеют полицейские и немецкие шпионы, намеренные украсть британские секреты. Книга Джона Бакена "39 ступеней" стала одним из первых и самых влиятельных шпионских романов. Позднее у неё появилось множество подражателей, но никто из них не смог переплюнуть её напряжённое повествование и закрученный сюжет • Книга на английском языке • I snapped the switch, but there was nobody there. Then I saw something in the far corner which made me drop my cigar and fall into a Cold sweat • When Richard Hannay is warned of an assassination plot that has the potential to take Britain into a war, and then discovers in his flat the murdered body of the American that warned him, he becomes a prime suspect

'My guest was lying sprawled on his back. There was a long knife through his heart which skewered him to the floor' • 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 which 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 • The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War

When Richard Hannay returns from a long stay in Africa, he becomes caught up in a sensational plot to precipitate a pan-European war. After a corpse is found in his flat, Hannay flees the attentions of both the conspirators and the law, and a manhunt ensues

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 which 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

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