Learn German with the Augsburg Saga – B1.2 Interlinear German–English Reader
A Tryst with 1898

Learn German through story and carefully graded B1-level language — with immediate English support when you need it.

A Tryst with 1898 is the second book of the B1 level in the Augsburg Saga.
It is written in clear, carefully structured B1 German and presented in an interlinear German–English format, sentence by sentence.

Each German sentence is followed directly by its English translation.
The English is not word-for-word and not literary prose. It stays close to the German in meaning and structure and serves purely as a reading aid, allowing you to read fluently without constant dictionary use.

📰 Modern life, global news, and quiet unease

The story takes place in Augsburg in 1898 — a year when the world feels suddenly larger, faster, and closer than ever before.

Newspapers arrive daily with reports from far away:

wars in Africa and Asia
the rise of new world powers
technological progress and modern industry

These global events are discussed in cafés, workshops, pharmacies, and printing houses.
At the same time, Augsburg itself is changing:

streets grow louder and more crowded
machines enter traditional trades
work rhythms accelerate
information spreads faster than people can fully grasp

The Hartwig family experiences this modern world from within everyday life:

a furniture workshop balancing tradition and growth
a pharmacy dealing with unfamiliar substances and new knowledge
a printing house driven by constant demand for fresh news

Alongside daily routines, a quiet investigative thread unfolds.
Small irregularities, unusual materials, and unanswered questions begin to connect local events to distant places overseas.
Nothing is sensational — but the sense that the city is no longer isolated becomes impossible to ignore.

The story avoids dramatic action or exotic spectacle.
Instead, it shows how globalization, modern technology, and distant conflicts enter ordinary lives through work, newspapers, and subtle disruptions.

The tone remains realistic, restrained, and reflective — offering a clear step forward in narrative depth and sentence complexity at the B1 level.

📖 What this B1.2 reader includes

One complete B1.2 story (self-contained)
Interlinear German–English format (sentence by sentence)
Short English historical introduction
Longer chapters with sustained narrative development
Chapter summaries
Questions and answers for comprehension
Carefully graded B1 vocabulary and sentence structures

👥 Who this book is for

Learners continuing through B1
Readers ready for longer narratives and interconnected themes
Self-study learners building stamina and confidence
Teachers looking for historically grounded B1 material
Readers interested in everyday life shaped by global change

📚 Part of a larger series

This book can be read independently.
It is also part of the Augsburg Saga, a long historical reading series that follows the same family from A1 through C1, across many centuries.

For longer reading sessions and better value, Omnibus editions are available:

German–English interlinear Omnibus
German-only Omnibus

These combine all books of a level in one volume and are more affordable than purchasing the single books individually.

Continue the B1 level with A Tryst with 1898 — and experience how modern German grows alongside a world that feels increasingly connected, uncertain, and close to home.

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