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Adventure

Greenmantle

The story of a chase through war-torn Europe to prevent an uprising during the First World War.

First published
1915
Length
98,884 words
Reading time
About 6 hr 53 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Greenmantle is the second of John Buchan’s novels to feature Richard Hannay, a Scottish intelligence office in the British army, and as such is the sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps .

The book gives the account of Hannay and his associate’s separate journeys through war-torn Europe to Constantinople to thwart an uprising that is poised to throw the Middle East, India, and North Africa into disarray, changing the course of the war.

The book was popular when first published and although it has never been made into a film, the director Alfred Hitchcock was said to prefer Greenmantle to The Thirty-Nine Steps , and considered filming it on several occasions.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 98,884 words arranged in 25 navigable sections.

About the author

John Buchan

John Buchan (1875–1940) is described by Wikidata as Scottish author and politician (1875–1940), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include journalist, politician, novelist, writer, screenwriter, and military personnel. Languages recorded for John Buchan include English. Open Library identifies The Thirty-Nine Steps as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 629 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Greenmantle, Mr. Standfast, and The Thirty-Nine Steps under John Buchan's authorship.

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Themes and ideas

  • World War, 1914-1918
  • War stories
  • Spy stories
  • Hannay, Richard (Fictitious character)
  • Intelligence service

Table of contents

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Show all 25 sections
  1. Dedication
  2. Greenmantle
  3. I
  4. II
  5. III
  6. IV
  7. V
  8. VI
  9. VII
  10. VIII
  11. IX
  12. X
  13. XI
  14. XII
  15. XIII
  16. XIV
  17. XV
  18. XVI
  19. XVII
  20. XVIII
  21. XIX
  22. XX
  23. XXI
  24. XXII
  25. Endnotes