The Thirty-Nine Steps"In this fast-paced spy thriller, a self-described "ordinary fellow" stumbles upon a plot involving not only espionage and murder but also the future of Britain itself. Richard Hannay arrives in London on the eve of World War I, where he encounters an American agent seeking help in preventing a political assassination. Before long, Hannay finds himself in possession of a little black book that holds the key to the conspiracy and on the run from both the police and members of a mysterious organization that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden."--Amazon.com |
Contents
The Man Who Died | 1 |
The Milkman Sets Out on his Travels | 14 |
The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper | 21 |
The Adventure of the Radical Candidate | 34 |
The Adventure of the Spectacled Roadman | 46 |
The Adventure of the Bald Archaeologist | 57 |
The DryFly Fisherman | 74 |
The Coming of the Black Stone | 86 |
The Thirtynine Steps | 95 |
Various Parties Converging on the Sea | 103 |
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