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The Four Just Men


The Four Just Men (1920) is one of Wallace's many popular thriller novels. Four young, wealthy vigilantes take care of justice the old-fashioned way. It was adapted as a movie in 1921, again in 1939, as well as a popular British television series in 1959.


Part I - The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Chapter I - Thery's Trade

Chapter II - A Newspaper Story

Chapter III - The Faithful Commons

Chapter IV - One Thousand Pounds Reward

Chapter V - Preparations

Chapter VI - The Outrage at the 'Megaphone'

Chapter VII - The Clues

Chapter VIII - The Messenger of the Four

Chapter IX - The Pocket-Book

Chapter X - The Cupidity of Marks

Chapter XI - Three Who Died

Chapter XII - A Newspaper Cutting

Chapter XIII - Conclusion

Part II - The Council of Justice, Chapter I - The Red One Hundred

Chapter II - The Fourth Man

Chapter III - Jessen Alias Long

Chapter IV - The Red Bean

Chapter V - The Council of Justice

Chapter VI - Princess Revolutionary

Chapter VII - The Government and Mr. Jessen

Chapter VIII - An Incident in the Fight

Chapter IX - The Four Versus the Hundred

Chapter X - The Trial

Chapter XI - Manfred

Chapter XII - In Wandsworth Jail

Chapter XIII - The "Rational Faithers"

Chapter XIV - At the Old Bailey

Chapter XV - Chelmsford

Chapter XVI - The Execution

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