Soon Richard Hannay is running for his life across the hills of Scotland. Sir Harry writes a letter of introduction for Richard to Sir Walter Bullivant, his relative who works in the Foreign Office. Buy Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 4:: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan, Nick Bullard from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local. There was a long knife through his heart, pinning him to the floor. Sir Harry is a local politician and after Richard tells him his story, he agrees to help Richard. The man, Sir Harry, whose car Richard was trying to avoid, offers to take Richard to his home. When the police return yet again, Richard is able to escape in their car.īy clinging onto a branch, Richard manages to survive when he crashes the car into a ravine. The innkeeper, who knows Richard’s story, sends the police away when they come looking for Richard. Black Stone wants to start a Europe-wide war and plan to steal naval intelligence from the British to start a naval blockade around the United Kingdom. Scudder’s notes also mention 39 steps, which Richard finds mysterious. By reading the notebook, Richard learns that the group of anarchists threatening the Greek Premier is known as the Black Stone. At the inn, Richard manages to decipher Scudder’s code. He travels east on a train and spends the night at an inn. In Galloway, Richard learns that the police are after him while reading the morning newspaper.
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