Greenmantle
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John Buchan
(4,341 Sterne; 185 Bewertungen)
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)
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FNH
(4 Sterne)
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
HJR
(4 Sterne)
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.
Ia Trucker
(2 Sterne)
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 Sterne)
Nowhere near as enjoyable to listen to as 39 Steps. The narrators were difficult to understand and often had poor reading skills.
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m parker
(4 Sterne)
Great story. we enjoyed every chapter. some of the readers were hard to hear, but the story kept us interested
Good sequel
(5 Sterne)
Really enjoyed the book. It was a little distracting having the reader change with nearly every chapter.
Steve
(4 Sterne)
Some of the audio quality on a few chapters is fairly poor, background noise or poor recording equipment.
Frank Bowden
(4 Sterne)
The readers were generally good. The story perhaps less so. Certainly not as good as The Thirty-Nine Steps.