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The 39 Steps

Author: John Buchan

Referenced in 4 episodes

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Episodes Referencing This Book

October 01, 2023

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Referenced in discussion of anti-Semitism in British fiction, with a quote from the character Scudder about Jews controlling the world - used as an example of how anti-Semitic sentiments appeared in British fiction of the 1910s-1930s.

September 24, 2023

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Mentioned as one of Buchan's 'thrilling spy stories' that contained ideas about Jewish financiers and conspiracies

November 01, 2021

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Mentioned when discussing John Buchan as an author who wrote about outsiders encountering secret pagans in rural British communities

September 27, 2021

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Mentioned as one of the fictional inspirations for James Bond, with the character Richard Hannay discussed as a precursor to Bond