# Richard Hannay — Greenmantle character guide > Richard Hannay in Greenmantle by John Buchan. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Major Hannay, Hannay, Major **First appearance:** 0002-i-a-mission-is-proposed ## Who they are A big-game hunter turned British officer, Hannay narrates his own reluctant descent into espionage with dry nerve and a soldier's distaste for glory. ## Relationships ### [John S. Blenkiron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/john_s_blenkiron) _friendship_ Fellow agents and close friends, working together with deep mutual respect and camaraderie. ### [John S. Blenkiron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/john_s_blenkiron) _friendship_ Fellow agents and close friends, working together with deep mutual respect and camaraderie. ## In the story ### [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/dedication) Commanding his battalion on the ugliest bit of front in the West. ### [Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/greenmantle) The protagonist and narrator, leading the mission to uncover the Greenmantle plot. ### [A Mission Is Proposed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/i-a-mission-is-proposed) The protagonist, a Major in the New Army, convalescing after Loos, who is recruited for a secret mission. ### [The Gathering of the Missionaries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/ii-the-gathering-of-the-missionaries) Recruits Sandy Arbuthnot and meets John S. Blenkiron; plans the mission to Constantinople. ### [Peter Pienaar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/iii-peter-pienaar) Narrator and protagonist; travels to Lisbon under the alias Cornelis Brandt, reunites with Peter Pienaar, and briefs him on the mission. ### [Further Adventures of the Same](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/v-further-adventures-of-the-same) Narrates the chapter; visits a POW camp, secretly communicates with Dolly Riddell, and is later summoned by Stumm and Gaudian. ### [VI: The Indiscretions of the Same](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/vi-the-indiscretions-of-the-same) Narrator and protagonist; fights Stumm and escapes the castle. ### [Christmastide](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/vii-christmastide) Flees Stumm's house, exchanges clothes with a drunken post-wagon driver, evades bicyclist sentries in a snowstorm, and collapses with fever at a cottage. ### [The Essen Barges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/viii-the-essen-barges) Protagonist; escapes Stumm's pursuit by bluffing his way onto the Essen barges as an engineer. ### [IX: The Return of the Straggler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/ix-the-return-of-the-straggler) Disguised as Cornelis Brandt, working as an engineer on a Danube riverboat; he orchestrates Peter's hiring. ### [X: The Garden-House of Suliman the Red](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/x-the-garden-house-of-suliman-the-red) Narrator and protagonist; handles munitions delivery, refuses bribe, and discovers arrest warrant. ### [The Companions of the Rosy Hours](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xi-the-companions-of-the-rosy-hours) Narrator and protagonist; reflects on his fears of mob violence and the surreal danger of the Companions of the Rosy Hours; captured by Enver's bodyguards. ### [XII: Four Missionaries See Light in Their Mission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xii-four-missionaries-see-light-in-their-mission) Narrator; experiences relief and confusion upon being rescued, then shares his discoveries about the Greenmantle plot. ### [I Move in Good Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xiii-i-move-in-good-society) Disguised as Richard Hanau, an American engineer; enjoys his new freedom and plays his part at dinner with Enver Pasha. ### [XIV: The Lady of the Mantilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xiv-the-lady-of-the-mantilla) Narrator and protagonist; grows restless and anxious about the mission, goes riding, and encounters Hilda von Einem. ### [An Embarrassed Toilet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xv-an-embarrassed-toilet) Discovers the change in travel plans and confronts Rasta Bey, narrowly escaping exposure. ### [The Battered Caravanserai](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xvi-the-battered-caravanserai) Narrator and leader of the group; drives the stolen car and later crashes the Studebaker. ### [Trouble by the Waters of Babylon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xvii-trouble-by-the-waters-of-babylon) Drives the car recklessly towards Erzerum, obsessed with finding the castrol from his dream; feels exhilarated by the sound of guns. ### [Sparrows on the Housetops](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xviii-sparrows-on-the-housetops) Leads the escape, burgles Stumm's room to steal the map, and studies the Erzerum defences. ### [XIX: Greenmantle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xix-greenmantle) Coordinates the plan to get the map to the Russians and supports Sandy's return. ### [The Little Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xxi-the-little-hill) Narrator and protagonist; endures anxious waiting, confronts von Einem, and leads the final stand at the castrol. ### [The Guns of the North](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/chapters/xxii-the-guns-of-the-north) Narrator; wounded in the thigh by shell fragments; feels a sense of victory and thankfulness as the Russians break through. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters/richard_hannay - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/greenmantle_se/characters