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~ (Author), Kate Macdonald (Editor) "I had just finished breakfast and was filling my pipe when I got Bullivant's telegram..." (more)
Key Phrases: rosy hours, Sir Walter, Hilda von Einem, South Africa (more...)
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'Readers who fancy another look at John Buchan's originals, with their matchless suspense and gormless opinions, can find new editions ... in Oxford World's Classics.' Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman and Society

'An exciting First World War thriller.' Observer


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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. Blenkiron, the American determined to fight the Kaiser; and Sandy Arbuthnot--Greenmantle himself--a character modelled on Lawrence of Arabia. Together they move in disguise through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border in order to face their enemies: the grotesque Stumm and the evil femme fatale Hilda von Einem.
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 2, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0192836846
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192836847
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #659,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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I had just finished breakfast and was filling my pipe when I got Bullivant's telegram. Read the first page
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rosy hours
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Sir Walter, Hilda von Einem, South Africa, Foreign Office, Frau von Einem, Harry Bullivant, Deve Boyun, German South West, Herr Brandt, Peter Pienaar, Young Turks, Companions of the Rosy Hours, Asia Minor, East Africa, Garden-House of Suliman the Red, Herr Captain, Richard Hanau, Captain Schenk, Colonel Stumm, Harper's Ferry, King's Messenger, Near East, Rasta Bey
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Racy espionage thriller, May 5, 2001
By TheIrrationalMan (Basildon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greenmantle (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) (Paperback)
"Greenmantle", by John Buchan, is actually based on a remarkable, if little-known, aspect of German propaganda during World War I. It involved Kaiser Wilhelm declaring himself a convert to Islam, a leader of "jihad", as a tactic for winning the support of the Muslim territories under British control and thus fomenting an anti-British revolution. Richard Hannay, Buchan's intrepid hero from "The Thirty-Nine Steps", is the man entrusted to stop this plan from being carried out, and his adventure takes him from London, to Holland and Turkey and finally to the Russian border for a spectacular climax. Complaints have been made about Buchan's racist and jingo-imperialist biases, as the novel easily betrays the sentiments of a la "dominion over palm and pine." However, a fiction-writer may, under a certain poetic license, attack creeds, doctrines, persons and institutions with impunity; moreover, a writer must be seen as a product of his age. This racy, lively, energetic novel is best appreciated as an excellent work of light literature. The conclusion is an undeniably exciting confrontation, including the charge of Cossack cavalry, as Hannay engages in the final showdown between the two German villains, the gross Stumm and the evil beauty, Hilda von Einem.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dull and Delicious, September 15, 2001
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You know, I really don't like war stories (although I do tend toward wartime authors) and I wouldn't have read this book if I hadn't been bored. But I did, and I've been thankful ever since. Yes, it contains racism, but it is simply the way people thought then. Yes it does tend to get technical, but John Buchan was doing the best thing a writer can do and "writing what he knew". And yes, the philo/psycological discusions can get old after a few readings, but I found them another interesting look at the thought life of wartime Europe. The characters are all well developed (I can't stand characters that all act the same), so well that I can't say who is my favorite (permit me a feminine little sigh, however, over the heartbreaking Sandy. But if I did that I'd have to giggle over Peter and argue about Blenkiron and hold my breath with Richard Hannay). The book does seem to start out slow, but keep on going, and don't skip a thing. I'll tell you a secret, though, despite all I just said, I really read this book for the last three pages! The thing is, you can't really "get" all the beauty and relief and grandur of it unless you read the rest, there's just something missing in it, believe me, I've tried.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A fine little thriller, May 27, 2001
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This review is from: Greenmantle (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection) (Paperback)
...and a harmless read (recommended for train trips through particularly tedious or repetitive countryside, or long plane flights spent wedged into economy class). "Greenmantle" is another of Buchan's Richard Hannay novels (the same protagonist as in "The Thirty-Nine Steps"); in it Hannay must track and foil a plot by the Kaiser to foment Jihad. I confess to being particularly drawn to this book as, well, an example of WWI-era pulp. It is sufficiently plot-driven, and entertaining enough to while happily away a few hours. Decidedly fun.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fitfully exciting but dates badly
Dated and profoundly smug follow up to the brilliant "The Thirty-Nine Steps" featuring the same resourceful hero Richard Hannay. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Peter Hoogenboom

4.0 out of 5 stars Greenmantle
While many today might be familiar with Ian Fleming and his spy character James Bond's adventures in the era of the Cold War, John Buchan in Greenmantle gives us a portrayal of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must Read
This one of the most spellbinding books I've read. It is impossible to put down and once read will be pulled down off the shelf and reread time and again. Read more
Published on July 1, 2007 by Rozetta Mills

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Buchan's best
Greenmantle is one of the finest examples of Buchan's writing--if not the best, although Witch Wood is a contender. Read more
Published on July 6, 2006 by Losse

3.0 out of 5 stars Life As It Was Once Upon A Time.
This was written as a follow-up to THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS. In this adventure, Richard Hannay is aided in his mission of his undercover work by Greenmantle (modeled on American... Read more
Published on May 10, 2005 by Betty Burks

1.0 out of 5 stars Museum piece, badly dated
A friend recommended I read Greenmantle. My friend thought Buchan predicted the emergence of Jihad as a factor in world politics. If so, I didn't notice it. Read more
Published on June 5, 2004 by Mark Mills

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Spy Novel
Greenmantle is a dramatic and suspenseful story of 4 men journeying through enemy lines to stop an evil menace that may crush Britain during WW1. Read more
Published on January 26, 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Silly, misleading, and offensive
The number of absurd coincidences, cliffhangers, and deus ex machinas required to sustain the plot of this boy scout daydream would challenge anyone's ability to suspend... Read more
Published on December 18, 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Silly, misleading, and offensive trash.
The number of absurd coincidences, cliffhangers, and deus ex machinas required to sustain the plot of this boy scout daydream would challenge anyone's ability to suspend... Read more
Published on December 18, 2001 by blockfault

5.0 out of 5 stars No longer anachronistic
After September 11 and the breathless wartalk of the US government I suddenly found myself thinking about good old Greenmantle. Read more
Published on October 9, 2001 by laura covill

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