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The Thirty-Nine Steps

John Buchan

The Thirty-Nine Steps

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1915
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
290
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Crime and Thriller, Adventure
Moods
Solve a mystery, Escape it all
Translated from
English

Book summary

One evening in London, a terrified neighbour takes refuge in Richard Hannay's flat and reveals a plot against England. A few days later the neighbour is found dead, and Hannay, accused of the murder, has to flee across the Scottish moors, pursued by both the police and the spies.

A breathless short spy novel: an ordinary man, hunted by everyone, can count only on his courage and his wits.

Its fast pace and direct sentences make it easy to follow in the language you are learning.

The plot

스코틀랜드까지 쫓기다. 리처드 해네이는 런던에서 따분하게 지낸다. 어느 저녁, 이웃이 숨겨 달라고 부탁한다. 스파이들의 음모를 알아냈다는 것이다.

The world of the book

1914년, 유럽에 전쟁이 다가온다. 1914년 봄, 유럽 강대국들은 서로를 의심한다. 영국에서는 많은 이가 독일 스파이를 두려워한다. 주인공은 스코틀랜드 남서부의 인적 없는 구릉 지대 갤러웨이로 달아난다. 높은 곳이라 사람이 아주 멀리서도 보이고, 주인공을 찾는 비행기까지 언덕 위를 난다.

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5 out of 51 review

  1. ★★★★★John✓ Verified purchase

    Posted on 7 October 2026 · Read in Hungarian – English

    This book is a great read filled with suspense!

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