# The Three Hostages — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Three Hostages by John Buchan.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to a young gentleman of Eton College, responding to his complaint about a previous dry historical work. He promises a tale of Richard Hannay's recent adventure, a pure contest of wits, as to
- [The Three Hostages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/the-three-hostages.md): Richard Hannay, now living a peaceful life at Fosse Manor with his wife Mary and son Peter John, is drawn back into the world of intrigue when Sir Walter Bullivant sends him a letter requesting his help. Hannay meets wit
- [I: Doctor Greenslade Theorises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/i-doctor-greenslade-theorises.md): At Fosse Manor, Richard Hannay enjoys a peaceful domestic life with his wife Mary and son Peter John. Their friend Dr. Tom Greenslade, a widely traveled and intellectually curious country doctor, visits for dinner. The c
- [II: I Hear of the Three Hostages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/ii-i-hear-of-the-three-hostages.md): Macgillivray visits Hannay at Fosse Manor and reveals a dire situation: a powerful criminal combine has taken three hostages—Adela Victor, Lord Mercot, and David Warcliff—and plans to murder them by midsummer unless the 
- [III: Researches in the Subconscious](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/iii-researches-in-the-subconscious.md): Hannay, unable to sleep, obsesses over the missing boy David Warcliff and the cryptic doggerel from Macgillivray's evidence. He presses Dr. Greenslade to recall the source of the three facts (blind spinner, saeter barn, 

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- [IV: I Make the Acquaintance of a Popular Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/iv-i-make-the-acquaintance-of-a-popular-man.md)
- [The Thursday Club](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/v-the-thursday-club.md)
- [The House in Gospel Oak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/vi-the-house-in-gospel-oak.md)
- [VII: Some Experiences of a Disciple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/vii-some-experiences-of-a-disciple.md)
- [The Blind Spinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/viii-the-blind-spinner.md)
- [I Am Introduced to Strong Magic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/ix-i-am-introduced-to-strong-magic.md)
- [X: Confidences at a Wayside Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/x-confidences-at-a-wayside-inn.md)
- [How a German Engineer Found Strange Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xi-how-a-german-engineer-found-strange-fishing.md)
- [XII: I Return to Servitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xii-i-return-to-servitude.md)
- [XIII: I Visit the Fields of Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xiii-i-visit-the-fields-of-eden.md)
- [Sir Archibald Roylance Puts His Foot in It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xiv-sir-archibald-roylance-puts-his-foot-in-it.md)
- [XV: How a French Nobleman Discovered Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xv-how-a-french-nobleman-discovered-fear.md)
- [Our Time Is Narrowed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xvi-our-time-is-narrowed.md)
- [XVII: The District-Visitor in Palmyra Square](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xvii-the-district-visitor-in-palmyra-square.md)
- [The Night of the First of June](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xviii-the-night-of-the-first-of-june.md)
- [XIX: The Night of the First of June—Later](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xix-the-night-of-the-first-of-june-later.md)
- [XX: Machray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xx-machray.md)
- [XXI: How I Stalked Wilder Game Than Deer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/xxi-how-i-stalked-wilder-game-than-deer.md)
- [I: 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/i-9-a-m-to-2-15-p-m.md)
- [II: 2:15 p.m., to About 5 p.m.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/ii-2-15-p-m-to-about-5-p-m.md)
- [III: 5 p.m., to About 7:30 p.m.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/iii-5-p-m-to-about-7-30-p-m.md)
- [IV: 7:30 p.m. and Onwards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/iv-7-30-p-m-and-onwards.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_three_hostages_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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