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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

一路被追到蘇格蘭。理查·漢內在倫敦百無聊賴。一天晚上,鄰居求他讓自己躲起來:他發現了一樁間諜陰謀。

The world of the book

1914年:戰爭正逼近歐洲。1914年春,歐洲各大國彼此猜忌。在英國,許多人害怕德國間諜。本書主角逃到加洛威——蘇格蘭西南部一片荒無人煙的丘陵地帶。在高處,很遠就能看見一個人,甚至有一架飛機在山丘上空盤旋,搜尋主角。

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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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