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The glamorous operative on assignment — invasion scares, Bond, Bourne.

How the idea moved: 6 landmark works

  1. 1871The Battle of DorkingGeorge ChesneyEvolutionNovel
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  2. 1903The Riddle of the SandsErskine ChildersOriginNovel
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  3. 1915The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn BuchanEvolutionNovel
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  4. 1957From Russia with LoveIan FlemingEvolutionNovel
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  5. 1967Where Eagles DareAlistair MacLeanEvolutionNovel
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  6. 1980The Bourne IdentityRobert LudlumEvolutionNovel
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