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Greenmantle : by John Buchan

Greenmantle is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately preceding the war. Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy ...

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  • "Detective and mystery stories. A cryptic message launches Major Richard Hannay into another adventure of intrigue, espionage, and danger. Setting out across war-torn Europe, and travelling to the heart of the Middle East, Hannay and his friends Sandy Arbuthnot, Peter Pienaar, and John S. Blenkiron must penetrate enemy lines, quell a Middle Eastern uprising, and uncover a sinister plot beyond their wildest imaginings."
  • "Greenmantle is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately preceding the war. Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy ..."@en
  • "In Greenmantle Richard Hannay, South African mining engineer and war hero who we met in The thirty-nine steps, travels across war-torn Europe in search of a German plot and an Islamic Messiah. He is joined by three others: John S. Blenkiron, an American who is determined to battle the Kaiser; Peter Pienaar, an old Boer scout; and the colorful Sandy Arbuthnot, who is modeled on Lawrence of Arabia. Disguised, they travel through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border to confront their enemies: the hideous Stumm and the evil beauty Hilda von Einem. Their success or failure could change the outcome of the First World War."@en
  • "Before James Bond, there was Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps. This 1916 novel follows Hannay during the first World War, as he braves a labyrinth of intrigue in exotic Constantinople, to foil the Kaiser's sinister conspiracy in the Muslim world."
  • "Deployed to the Middle East during the First World War, British secret agent Richard Hannay must stop the Germans and Turks from creating an uprising in the Muslim World'an uprising that would prove devastating to Allied efforts to win the war. Forced to find his own way through enemy territory to rendezvous with his friend and comrade Sandy Arbuthnot, Richard's survival depends on figuring out the enemy's plan and stopping it before it is too late.</ Revisiting the memorable characters from <The Thirty-Nine Steps</, <Greenmantle</ is one of two Richard Hannay novels set during the First World War. <The Thirty-Nine Steps</ and its four sequels established John Buchan as an original thriller writer and pioneer of espionage fiction.</ HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.</"
  • "Richard Hannay sets off an a hair-raising journey through German-occupied Europe to meet his old friend, Sandy Arbuthnot in Constantinople. They struggle to subvert German espionage attempts in the Middle East and halt the further spread of pro-German sympathy in the Muslim world. Introduced by Christopher Hitchens."@en
  • ""Greenmantle is an adventure story of World War I dealing with the work of English secret service agents in Constantinople. The object of their mission is to foil a German attempt to stir up a holy war in the East"--Provided by publisher."@en
  • "In his classic espionage thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps, John Buchan introduced Richard Hannay, an appealing antihero with the intelligence and daring to thwart a conspiracy involving British secrets and German spies. Greenmantle, the second in Buchan's five-part series of spy novels, reintroduces the intrepid secret agent Hannay. Tasked by the Foreign Office with investigating a rumored uprising in the Muslim world, Hannay and his associates must prevent Germany and its Turkish partners from turning the tide of World War I by launching a jihad against the Allies. Buchan's fast-paced tale of pursuits and escapes takes readers across war-torn Europe and behind enemy lines from Vienna to Constantinople and the Russian front. Written in lean, contemporary prose, this gripping novel offers an action-packed and remarkably topical tale of Middle Eastern politics and intrigue."@en
  • ""A novel following the character Richard Hannay during World War I" --Provided by publisher."@en
  • "Hannay is called in to investigate rumours of an uprising in the Muslim world, and undertakes a perilous journey through enemy territory to meet up with his friend Sandy in Constantinople. Once there, he and his friends must thwart the Germans' plans to use religion to help them win the war, climaxing at the battle of Erzurum."@en
  • "The second installment in the electrifying adventures of Richard Hannay, Britain’s greatest secret agent Major Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps , is recovering from wounds sustained in the bloody Battle of Loos when his old friend Sir Walter Bullivant summons him to the Foreign Office. Hoping for a promotion, Hannay is asked instead to investigate rumors that a “star rising in the West” is about to bring the entirety of the Muslim world under the Kaiser’s control. Hannay enlists the help of a polyglot British soldier and a dyspeptic American spy to go undercover first in Germany and then in Constantinople, where the glamorous and enigmatic Hilda von Einem is behind the conspiracy. In a stunning climax set during the pivotal clash between Russian and Ottoman forces over the Turkish city of Erzerum, Hannay and his cohorts risk everything to ensure that England and her allies will live to fight another day. With its skillful blend of political insight and heart-stopping action, Greenmantle was a huge step forward in the development of the modern espionage novel. It was also, and still very much is, an irresistible thrill ride from first page to last. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices."@en

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  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "War stories"@en
  • "War stories"
  • "Classics"
  • "Verhalend proza"
  • "English fiction"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Genres littéraires"
  • "Downloadable World Book ebooks"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Powieść angielska"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Adventure stories"
  • "Adventure stories"@en
  • "Adventure fiction"@en
  • "Adventure fiction"
  • "International intrigue"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Spy stories"@en
  • "Spy stories"

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  • "Greenmantle. (Ninth edition.)"
  • "Greenmantle : by John Buchan"@en
  • "Greenmantle / by John Buchan"
  • "Greenmantle"@en
  • "Greenmantle"
  • "Green mantle"
  • "Green mantle"@en
  • "Grünmantel Roman"
  • "Le prophète au manteau vert"
  • "Le prophète au manteau vert"@en
  • "Manto verde"@es
  • "Manto verde"
  • "Greenmantle ... : a novel"@en
  • "Greenmantle : [a novel]"@en
  • "Le prophete au manteau vert"
  • "Greenmantle, by john buchan"@en
  • "Greenmantle by John Buchan"@en
  • "Grünmantel"
  • "Greenmantle : [complete and unabridged]"
  • "Greenmantle : a novel"
  • "Grünmantel : Roman"
  • "Le Prophète au Manteau Vert"

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