Greenmantle vs The Runagates Club: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War I, Intelligence service, World War, Great Britain, Spy Fiction, Fiction
Greenmantle
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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…
The Runagates Club
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John Buchan’s The Runagates Club is a classic of British interwar short fiction. These twelve stories appeared from 1913 to 1927, when he was at the peak of his powers, and feature Richard Hannay, Edward Leithen, and…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Greenmantle has the widest readership — 5352 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Greenmantle | The Runagates Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (5352) | 3.8 (15) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (14) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (66) | — |
Reception
| Greenmantle | The Runagates Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5352 | 15 |
| Editions | 521 | 67 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3882 | 94 |
| Reading it now | 374 | — |
| Written reviews | 548 | 15 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1827 | 71 |
| Pages | 243 | 342 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Greenmantle or The Runagates Club?
The Runagates Club has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Runagates Club 3.8/5, Greenmantle 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Greenmantle or The Runagates Club?
Greenmantle is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Greenmantle (243 pages, ≈ 4 h 30 m); The Runagates Club (342 pages, ≈ 6 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Greenmantle or The Runagates Club?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Greenmantle: Challenging; The Runagates Club: Challenging.