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In Greenmantle (1916), a classic tale of espionage and adventure, Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, travels across war-torn Europe on the trail of a German plot and an Islamic Messiah. He is joined by three more of Buchan's heroes: Peter Pienaar, the old Boer scout; John S.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Peter Pienaar: Add a description of this character.
- John S. Blenkiron
- Sandy
- Hussin
- Dick
- Walter
- Cornelis
- Hilda Von Einem
- Turk
- Greenmantle
- Maritz
- Herr Brandt
- Harry Bullivant
- Hannay
- Frau Von Einem
- Deve Boyun
- Stumm
- Schenk
- Kara Gubek
- Sloggett
- Botha
- Kaiser
- Kasredin
First Sentence edit
I had just finished breakfast and was filling my pipe when I got Bullivant's telegram.
Table of Contents edit
1. A Mission is Proposed
2. The Gathering of the Missionaries
3. Peter Pienaar
4. Adventures of Two Dutchmen on the Loose
5. Further Adventures of the Same
6. The Indiscretions of the Same
7. Christmas Eve
8. The Essen Barges
9. The Return of the Straggler
10. The Garden-House of Suliman the Red
11. The Companions of the Rosy Hours
12. Four Missionaries See Light in Their Mission
13. I Move in Good Society
14. The Lady of the Mantilla
15. An Embarrassed Toilet
16. The Battered Caravanserai
17. Trouble By the Waters of Babylon
18. Sparrows on the Housetops
19. Greenmantle
20. Peter Pienaar Goes to the Wars
21. The Little Hill
22. The Guns of the North
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 5 in Richard Hannay. (standard series)
Preceded by The Thirty-Nine Steps, and followed by Mr Steadfast.
This is book 91 of 98 in The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association, 1990). (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Colour of Murder, and followed by The Riddle of the Sands.
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Buchan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1916
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1916
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: Add the page count.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Scottish
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Action & Adventure
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
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