Greenmantle

The Richard Hannay Series, Book 2

By: John Buchan

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

In Greenmantle, Richard Hannay, hero of The 39 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 is partly modeled 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.

Public Domain (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

the american accent makes this un-listenable

great narrator, but i quite literally couldn't listen to the "american" for another second. my throat hurt just hearing that.

Rightfully a classic

The actor’s fine and handles accents like a pro. Remember that Blenkiron is a stereotypical American as seen by Brits in WW I. In the text his accent is comical, but the story is just the thing.