1947 Green Mantle - John Buchan(Hodder & Stoughton)
Cream boards with red writing to spine. Map inside front endpapers good for year.
Greenmantle is a novel written by John Buchan, first published in 1916. It is the second of Buchan’s five novels featuring Richard Hannay, a resourceful British spy and soldier. This book, like the others in the series, is a classic of adventure fiction and espionage.
Plot Summary:
Set during World War I, Greenmantle follows Richard Hannay on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. The British government recruits him for a top-secret task: to investigate and prevent a rumored holy war, a jihad, that Germany and the Ottoman Empire are plotting to stir up among the Muslim population in the Middle East to destabilize the Allies.
Hannay is joined by three companions:
• Sandy Arbuthnot – a British aristocrat with deep knowledge of the Arab world and fluent in several languages.
• John Scantlebury Blenkiron – an American with a talent for business and espionage.
• Peter Pienaar – a South African scout and adventurer.
Their mission takes them across Europe, through Germany and the Ottoman Empire, as they try to uncover the mysterious figure called “Greenmantle,” who is said to be a religious leader capable of inspiring rebellion.
Themes:
• Espionage and Adventure: Like The Thirty-Nine Steps
