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1915년 첫 출간 이래 단 한 번도 절판된 적이 없을 뿐만 아니라 히치콕의 1935년 작품을 포함해 모두 세 차례 영화화되었다. 고전적 범죄소설의 다소 정적인 장르 규칙을 과감히 탈피하고 주인공의 영웅적 활약상에 초점을 맞춰 이야기를 풀어가는, 출간 당시로서는 상당히 역동적인 소설이다. 영국, 미국을 필두로 한국에서도 연극으로 각색되어 선풍적인 인기를 모은 바 있다.
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Written more than a hundred years ago, the suspenseful plot, the language, and the rapid sequence of events make of this wonderful novel a seminal in the man-on-the-run genre. There's plotting, there's spying, murders, secret organizations, and big evil schemes. The First of Richard Hannay's adventures places this gentleman in a big messy situation he did not ask for. The whole thing can be read as the growing tension prior to the first World War, but can also give some insight on human behavior under strenuous circumstances. To read for fun is really fun! But to let such bits of very interesting data go to waste without making use of them is a little frustrating. Therefore, let us do both with Mr. Hannay's tale and read fiction as if it wasn't just fiction. In that case what could the novel teach us?1. Do the right things.. Only you know and determine what they are. 2. Be brave but not reckless. 3. Never despair; there's always hope. 4. Don't trust yourself with other people. (I am not saying they are bad or less able than yourself, but you have a brain of your own! use it, and seek your own advice!)