The Classic Tales Podcast · B.J. Harrison
The 39 Steps, Part 2 of 4, by John Buchan VINTAGE
October 21, 2025·1 hr 22 min·5 clips
Hannay finds Scudder's notebook exposing a secret plot to trigger World War I, with a cryptic phrase: '39 steps'.
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A tense, tactile escape built from disguise, labor, and the hard mechanics of staying ahead.
Richard Hannay's flight grows more precarious here, and the interest rests in how labor, disguise, and endurance are put to work. The episode lingers on the practical mechanics of passing as another man: borrowing spectacles and a hat, stripping off coat and collar, dusting the…
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