This week we have been mainly listening to an unabridged version of The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. This is a gung-ho type of adventure set just before the start of World War 1, and it cracks along at an astonishing pace. It is about a German plot to steal the secrets of Britain and France's coastal defences, and involves lots of cloak-and-dagger stuff whilst everyone maintains a stiff upper lip. It is a little non-PC in places but never overtly offensive, and if you can ignore the non-PC comments then you will find it to be an excellent romp of a book. However, fans of the films will be disappointed that the Forth Railway Bridge does not make an appearance in the book!
Ok, I am off to call Bill a cad and a bounder, and possibly refer to him as Mr Whitey Bear (he he)!
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