Greenmantle


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(4.4 stars; 197 reviews)

Greenmantle is the second of five Richard Hannay novels by John Buchan, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. 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 before the war started. - 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. (Summary from Wikipedia) (9 hr 9 min)

Capítulos

Author's Preface & A Mission is Proposed 22:27 Leído por RedToby
The Gathering of the Missionaries 31:02 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Peter Pienaar 23:18 Leído por RedToby
Adventures of Two Dutchmen on the Loose 27:16 Leído por RedToby
Further Adventures of the Same 26:44 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The Indiscretions of the Same 30:34 Leído por Zachary Brewster-Geisz
Christmastide 26:13 Leído por Vivian Bush
The Essen Barges 20:43 Leído por Vivian Bush
The Return of the Straggler 25:49 Leído por Nichole Karl
The Garden-House of Suliman the Red 18:46 Leído por Vivian Bush
The Companions of the Rosy Hours 23:42 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
Four Missionaries See Light in Their Mission 19:34 Leído por Vivian Bush
I Move in Good Society 24:53 Leído por Zachary Brewster-Geisz
The Lady of the Mantilla 22:14 Leído por Missie
An Embarrassed Toilet 25:23 Leído por J. M. Smallheer
The Battered Caravanserai 22:31 Leído por Missie
Trouble By the Waters of Babylon 21:12 Leído por Missie
Sparrows on the Housetops 21:24 Leído por Vivian Bush
Greenmantle 26:08 Leído por Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Peter Pienaar Goes to the Wars 31:13 Leído por Nichole Karl
The Little Hill 33:39 Leído por Nichole Karl
The Guns of the North 25:03 Leído por Laurie Anne Walden

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(4 stars)

Up front I have to admit to being a "Hannay" fan. I loved "The 39 Steps" in both film and audio versions. I even lapped up the BBC "Hannay" television series, sadly short lived. So when I spotted Greenmantle on Librivox I downloaded it immediately. I was not disapointed. The story is action packed, the advetures of the herioc and honourable Hannay are engaging, if not downright enthralling. The phrasing and terminology in the text is extreemly evocative of the period and sets the perfect tone to what is now a "period" story. From the very beginning you know your into a great spy thriller and if thats your thing, you'll enjoy this story. Reading = 2/3 Production = 2/3 Story = 3/3 Total = 7/9 Read all of my reviews over at http://freeaudioreview.blogspot.com


(4 stars)

Richard Hannay, his comrades & their enemies are great characters & the story is a good old fashioned romp. You must bear in mind the era in which it was written tbough. The narration was poor in places, hence only 4 stars overall, although most were good.


(2 stars)

if some of the female readers had enough volume to hear, could properly pronounce words and didn't have accents making them impossible to understand it would have been a 5 star story

Poor Narration


(2 stars)

Nowhere near as enjoyable to listen to as 39 Steps. The narrators were difficult to understand and often had poor reading skills.

Greenmantle


(4 stars)

Great story. we enjoyed every chapter. some of the readers were hard to hear, but the story kept us interested

Good sequel


(5 stars)

Really enjoyed the book. It was a little distracting having the reader change with nearly every chapter.


(4 stars)

Some of the audio quality on a few chapters is fairly poor, background noise or poor recording equipment.


(4 stars)

The readers were generally good. The story perhaps less so. Certainly not as good as The Thirty-Nine Steps.