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John Buchan - The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915)

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You and I have long cherished an affection for that elemental type of tale…where the incidents defy the probabilities, and march just inside the borders of the possible.

John Buchan

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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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John Buchan

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Born: August 26, 1875
Died: February 11, 1940 (aged 64)
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