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Thirty-Nine Steps (Version 2)

Richard Hannay thirsts for adventure. Down and out in early retirement in South London, Hannay bores of the easy life. When Franklin Scudder reveals a secret ploy to set all of Europe to arms, Hannay finds his cure. With experience, intelligence, and a good deal of luck, Richard Hannay peels the layers one step at a time. (Summary by Tom Haire) (4 hr 37 min)

Chapters

The Man Who Died

The Milkman Sets Out on His Travels

The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper

The Adventure of the Radical Candidate

The Adventure of the Spectacled Roadman

The Adventure of the Bald Archaeologist

The Dry-Fly Fisherman

The Coming of the Black Stone

The Thirty-Nine Steps

Various Parties Converging on the Sea