The Thirty-Nine Steps
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Series · 1 Season · ~20 min total

The Thirty-Nine Steps

by John Buchan

A framed man on the run with secrets that could start a war.

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3 episodes · ~20 min
The Man Who Died
Ep 1

The Man Who Died

Bored with his quiet life in London, Richard Hannay is thrust into a deadly conspiracy when a panicked stranger hides in his flat, warning of a plot to plunge Europe into war.

The Milkman Sets Out
Ep 2

The Milkman Sets Out

Framed for murder and targeted by deadly conspirators, Richard Hannay disguises himself as a milkman to escape London on a northbound express train to the Scottish Highlands.

The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper
Ep 3

The Adventure of the Literary Innkeeper

Pursued by monoplanes and German assassins across Galloway, Hannay shelters at a remote inn with an aspiring young writer, decodes Scudder's cipher, and steals his pursuers' car.

About this world

The Thirty-Nine Steps in German

Richard Hannay is bored half to death with London until the man across the landing talks his way into his flat, explains a plot against Europe, and turns up three days later with a knife in his chest. Wanted by the police and hunted by the men who did it, Hannay runs for the Scottish moors with a dead man's notebook.

Author
John Buchan
Language
German
Levels
A1 · A2 · B1 · B2 · C1 · C2
Episodes
3 episodes
Words at A1
2,214
Reading time
~16 min

How it reads

The Man Who Died · German
Opening lines
Level
The Thirty-Nine Steps at A1The Thirty-Nine Steps at A2The Thirty-Nine Steps at B1The Thirty-Nine Steps at B2The Thirty-Nine Steps at C1The Thirty-Nine Steps at C2

Ich komme um drei Uhr von der Stadt nach Hause. Es ist ein Nachmittag im Mai. Ich bin sehr müde von meinem Leben.

Ich bin seit drei Monaten im alten Land. Ich habe es satt.

Richard Hannay, du bist am falschen Ort, mein Freund. Du musst raus.

Ich denke an meine Pläne aus den letzten Jahren in Buluwayo. Das bringt mich dazu, mir auf die Lippen zu beißen.

Ich bin siebenunddreißig Jahre alt. Ich bin gesund und stark. Ich habe genug Geld, um eine gute Zeit zu haben. Aber ich gähne den ganzen Tag.

A1 edition · 3 episodes · ~2,214 words · ~16 min

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