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Beschreibung
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 toface their enemies: the grotesque Stumm and the evil beauty of Hilda von Einem.
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 toface their enemies: the grotesque Stumm and the evil beauty of Hilda von Einem.
Über den Autor
John Buchan (1875-1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and public servant whose adventure novels helped establish the modern spy thriller. Educated at the University of Glasgow and Oxford, Buchan pursued careers in publishing, politics, and government service while writing numerous works of fiction and history. His most famous creation, Richard Hannay, appears in several novels beginning with The Thirty-Nine Steps. Buchan later served as Governor General of Canada and was elevated to the peerage as Baron Tweedsmuir.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Importe, Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780141035840
ISBN-10: 0141035846
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Buchan, John
Hersteller: Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 181 x 111 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: John Buchan
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.05.2008
Gewicht: 0,33 kg
Artikel-ID: 101942867