Richard Hannay Books in Order
Richard Hannay by John Buchan contains 6 books, published between 1915 and 1936. The first book is The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and the newest is The Island of Sheep (1936). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1915–1936
- Pages on record
- 1,323 in 5 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 22–33 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,323 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Richard Hannay is John Buchan's adventurer, a man caught up in intelligence work, pursuit and the First World War. The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) opens the sequence, and Greenmantle, Mr. Standfast, The Three Hostages, The Courts Of The Morning and The Island of Sheep (1936) follow. Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps, loosely drawn from the first novel, carried the character far beyond the books. In his memoir Memory Hold-the-Door, Buchan traced part of Hannay to Edmund Ironside, a field marshal from Edinburgh who spied during the Second Boer War.
How many Richard Hannay books are there?
Richard Hannay has 6 books, released between 1915 and 1936.
Richard Hannay Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Richard Hannay books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Thirty-Nine Steps1915 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/419151282/4
- 2Greenmantle1916 · confirmed 2/41916–2/4
- 3Mr. Standfast1919 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/419193522/4
- 4The Three Hostages1924 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419242882/4
- 5The Courts Of The Morning1929 · 405 pages · confirmed 2/419294052/4
- 6The Island of Sheep1936 · 150 pages · confirmed 2/419361502/4
Is there a chronological order for Richard Hannay?
No separate chronological order is on record for Richard Hannay, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Richard Hannay books in order?
You should read the Richard Hannay books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Richard Hannay book also stands alone.
Where to start with Richard Hannay
Start with The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Richard Hannay book?
The Island of Sheep (1936) is the newest Richard Hannay book released so far.
Is there a new Richard Hannay book coming?
No next Richard Hannay book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Richard Hannay at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Richard Hannay title on record dates from 1936, 90 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Richard Hannay books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,323 pages across the 5 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Richard Hannay books, 3 of 6, were published in the 1910s.
What the Richard Hannay books are about
5 of the 6 Richard Hannay books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: great britain is tagged on 3 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Great Britain 3 of 5 books
- Hannay, richard (fictitious character) 3 of 5 books
- Intelligence service 3 of 5 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 5 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 5 books
- Espionage 2 of 5 books
- Classic literature 1 of 5 books
- Copper mines and mining 1 of 5 books
- English language 1 of 5 books
- Fiction in English 1 of 5 books
- Fugitives from justice 1 of 5 books
More books by John Buchan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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