# Greenmantle — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Greenmantle by John Buchan.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the tale to Caroline Grosvenor, explaining that it was written in odd moments during an active year and that the war has made even the most improbable events seem realistic. He notes that the charact
- [Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/greenmantle.md): Hannay, Blenkiron, and Sandy reunite in Constantinople and learn of the mysterious figure Greenmantle, a prophet who could rally the Muslim world for Germany. They journey to Erzerum, where they encounter the dangerous H
- [A Mission Is Proposed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/i-a-mission-is-proposed.md): Major Richard Hannay, convalescing after the Battle of Loos, is summoned to London by Sir Walter Bullivant of the Foreign Office. Sir Walter reveals a German plot to incite a Muslim holy war by sending a mysterious 'star
- [The Gathering of the Missionaries](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/ii-the-gathering-of-the-missionaries.md): Hannay meets the American John S. Blenkiron, a self-described 'benevolent neutral' who is eager to help the Allied cause despite official American neutrality. Blenkiron outlines his plan to travel through Germany openly,
- [Peter Pienaar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/iii-peter-pienaar.md): Hannay recounts the departure of his fellow agents, Sandy and Blenkiron, and his own journey to Lisbon under the alias Cornelis Brandt. There he reunites with his old friend Peter Pienaar, a seasoned hunter and former Bo
- [Further Adventures of the Same](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/v-further-adventures-of-the-same.md): Hannay and Peter Pienaar are taken on a tour of a German prisoner-of-war camp for officers. During the visit, Hannay unexpectedly encounters Dolly Riddell, a fellow British officer, and manages to secretly communicate wi
- [VI: The Indiscretions of the Same](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/vi-the-indiscretions-of-the-same.md): Hannay, still posing as a Dutch collaborator, faces a furious Colonel Stumm after Peter Pienaar gets drunk in a Berlin restaurant and insults the German army. Stumm takes Hannay to a remote castle, where he interrogates 
- [Christmastide](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/vii-christmastide.md): Hannay escapes from Stumm's house after incapacitating him, flees through a snowstorm while suffering from fever, and finds refuge in a poor cottage where a kind woman and her children take him in.
- [The Essen Barges](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/viii-the-essen-barges.md): Hannay, on the run from Stumm, devises a daring plan to escape Germany by stowing away on a convoy of munitions barges heading to Turkey. He bluffs his way aboard by posing as a new engineer, narrowly avoiding capture as
- [IX: The Return of the Straggler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/ix-the-return-of-the-straggler.md): Hannay, disguised as Cornelis Brandt, works on a Danube riverboat captained by Schenk. After a chaotic New Year's Eve shore leave, two crewmen desert. Hannay unexpectedly finds Peter Pienaar, who has escaped from a priso
- [X: The Garden-House of Suliman the Red](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/x-the-garden-house-of-suliman-the-red.md): Hannay and Peter Pienaar arrive in Rustchuk and face complications with unloading munitions. Hannay refuses a bribe from Rasta Bey, insists on proper delivery, and later discovers a telegram ordering the arrest of 'Brand
- [The Companions of the Rosy Hours](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xi-the-companions-of-the-rosy-hours.md): Hannay and Peter Pienaar find themselves in Constantinople, hunted by the authorities and a hostile mob. They take refuge in Kuprasso's low saloon, where they witness a terrifying performance by the 'Companions of the Ro
- [XII: Four Missionaries See Light in Their Mission](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xii-four-missionaries-see-light-in-their-mission.md): Hannay and Peter are rescued by Sandy and Blenkiron in Constantinople, where they learn of their new identities and the true nature of their mission. Sandy reveals his infiltration of the Company of the Rosy Hours, and t
- [I Move in Good Society](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xiii-i-move-in-good-society.md): Hannay, now disguised as the American engineer Richard Hanau and dressed in clothes Blenkiron brought from London, walks through Constantinople with Blenkiron. They observe the city's diverse populace, engage in coded ex
- [XIV: The Lady of the Mantilla](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xiv-the-lady-of-the-mantilla.md): Hannay and Blenkiron grow anxious in Constantinople as they await news from Sandy about Greenmantle. During a ride outside the city, Hannay is drawn to a villa where he encounters the mysterious Hilda von Einem. She ques
- [An Embarrassed Toilet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xv-an-embarrassed-toilet.md): Hannay, Blenkiron, and Peter learn that their travel orders have been changed; they are now to accompany Hilda von Einem and Greenmantle eastward toward Erzerum, where the Russian army is advancing. Sandy reveals that Gr
- [The Battered Caravanserai](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xvi-the-battered-caravanserai.md): Hannay, Blenkiron, Peter, and Hussin travel by train to Angora, then by car toward Erzerum. They steal a car from Rasta Bey at a caravanserai, but later crash their own vehicle. They encounter Turkish troops and wounded 
- [Trouble by the Waters of Babylon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xvii-trouble-by-the-waters-of-babylon.md): Hannay, Blenkiron, and Peter race towards Erzerum in a stolen car, passing through the Euphrates valley. Hannay is obsessed with finding a castrol from his dream, which he believes is a warning. They are stopped by Colon
- [Sparrows on the Housetops](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xviii-sparrows-on-the-housetops.md): Imprisoned in a wine-cellar by Colonel Stumm, Hannay, Blenkiron, and Peter are rescued by Hussin, who leads them on a perilous rooftop escape. During the flight, Hannay impulsively burgles Stumm's room and steals a vital
- [XIX: Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xix-greenmantle.md): Hannay, Blenkiron, and Peter Pienaar plan to get vital military intelligence to the Russians. Peter volunteers to carry the map through enemy lines, using his hunting skills. Sandy Arbuthnot arrives in a state of exhaust
- [XX: Peter Pienaar Goes to the Wars](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xx-peter-pienaar-goes-to-the-wars.md): Peter Pienaar recounts his daring infiltration of the Turkish lines during a brutal winter battle. After escaping from a house, he crosses a guarded bridge by impersonating a German officer, then endures a terrifying art
- [The Little Hill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xxi-the-little-hill.md): Hannay, Blenkiron, and Sandy face a final confrontation with Hilda von Einem on a hilltop. After a tense standoff, von Einem offers terms, but is rejected. A chase ensues, leading to a desperate last stand at a rocky cas
- [The Guns of the North](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xxii-the-guns-of-the-north.md): Hannay, Sandy, and Blenkiron endure a night of bombardment from Stumm's forces, believing they are doomed. They prepare a shallow cave for shelter and reflect on their impending deaths with a sense of fulfillment and pat
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/endnotes.md): The endnotes provide a brief clarification that the character Peter is identified as a Polish-Jew fellow.

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