Greenmantle

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John Buchan Kate Macdonald (Editor for English Heritage, Academic and Specialist Publications, Editor for English Heritage, Academic and Specialist Publications)

Greenmantle

John Buchan, Kate Macdonald (Editor for English Heritage, Academic and Specialist Publications, Editor for English Heritage, Academic and Specialist Publications)

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Oxford University Press
13 November 2008

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Espionage & spy thriller; First World War fiction

Series: Oxford World's Classics

In Greenmantle (1916) Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, travels across war-torn Europe in search 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, modelled on Lawrence of Arabia. The intrepid four move in disguise through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border to face their enemies - the grotesque Stumm and the evil beauty of Hilda von Einem.

In this classic espionage adventure Buchan shows his mastery of the thriller and the Stevensonian romance, and also his enormous knowledge of world politics before and during the First World War. This edition illuminates for the first time the many levels beneath the stirring plot and romantic characters.

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By: John Buchan
Edited by: Kate Macdonald (Editor for English Heritage Academic and Specialist Publications Editor for English Heritage Academic and Specialist Publications)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 225g
ISBN: 9780199537853
ISBN 10: 0199537852
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 13 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Greenmantle

'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 & Society 'An exciting First World War thriller.' Observer