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The Riddle of the Sands & The 39 Steps

by Michael Noble

[1.Jul.08] :. Unlike their characters, Childers and Buchan refused to indulge in such nonchalant optimism. Their books are fine examples of the ‘Invasion Novel’, a sub-genre of thriller which flourished in the early years of the 20th century.

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The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton

by Erik Hinton

[30.Jun.08] :. With the utmost care and exemplary craft, this story transitions seamlessly between rather quotidian adventure and intoxicating and unnerving conflations of myth and philosophy.

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