Greenmantle vs The Thirty-Nine Steps: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Hannay, Richard Hannay, World War I, Intelligence service, World War, Great Britain

Cover of Greenmantle

Greenmantle John Buchan · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.7 243 pages · ≈ 4 h 30 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Thirty-Nine Steps

The Thirty-Nine Steps John Buchan · 1915 ★★★★☆ 3.6 104 pages · ≈ 1 h 56 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.6 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Thirty-Nine Steps is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Greenmantle.

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