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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Name: The Thirty-Nine Steps
Author: John Buchan

1915 Completed

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Richard Hannay, bored with London, is pulled into a web of murder, espionage, and a mysterious cipher when a stranger is killed in his flat. Pursued across Scotland, he must unmask a conspiracy to steal Britain's secrets.

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11 Chapters

41,486 Words

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1 Chapter X Various Parties Converging on the Sea — TO THOMAS ARTHUR NELSON (LOTHIAN AND BORDER HORSE) January 1, 1915 1 min read Unread 0

2 Chapter I. — The Man Who Died January 1, 1915 21 min read Unread 0

3 Chapter II. — The Milkman Sets Out on his Travels January 1, 1915 12 min read Unread 0

4 Chapter III. — The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper January 1, 1915 21 min read Unread 0

5 Chapter IV. — The Adventure of the Radical Candidate January 1, 1915 20 min read Unread 0

6 Chapter V. — The Adventure of the Spectacled Roadman January 1, 1915 16 min read Unread 0

7 Chapter VI. — The Adventure of the Bald Archaeologist January 1, 1915 28 min read Unread 0

8 Chapter VII. — The Dry-Fly Fisherman January 1, 1915 19 min read Unread 0

9 Chapter VIII. — The Coming of the Black Stone January 1, 1915 14 min read Unread 0

10 Chapter IX. — The Thirty-Nine Steps January 1, 1915 12 min read Unread 0

11 Chapter X. — Various Parties Converging on the Sea January 1, 1915 25 min read Unread 0

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