GREAT SCOT.

MYSTERY fiction; SCOTTISH adventure stories; 39 Steps, The (Book : Buchan); GREENMANTLE (Book); ANTISEMITISM in literature; SCOTTISH history; BUCHAN, John, 1875-1940

The article focuses on the political and social aspects of the fiction of John Buchnan, the author of "The Thirty-Nine Steps," and "Greenmantle." Particular attention is given to the Scottish cultural history implicit in Buchan's fiction. The charge of anti-Semitism against Buchnan is discussed. The plot of "Greenmantle" is also discussed.