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What does "The Kaf" mean in Greenmantle?

In John Buchan's Greenmantle, Hannay, a British officer, is on a secret mission in Turkey during the First World War. Britain sent him there because it suspects that Germany is planning a religious ...
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Can someone be taken into favour of another {then} brought to the notice of them?

In Greenmantle, by John Buchan, Hannay, a British officer, was on a secret mission in Turkey during First World War, and Britain send him there because it suspects that Germany is planning for a ...
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"followed a science and gone through it" in Greenmantle?

In Greenmantle, by John Buchan, Hannay, a British officer, was on a secret mission in Turkey during First World War. Now he's asked by a German woman why he come to Turkey: “What came you forth to ...
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What does the mention of Israel suggest here in Greenmantle?

In Greenmantle, by John Buchan, the British officer Richard Hannay was on a secret mission in Turkey during First World War, and he was attending a party including Enver Pasha, a prominant Turkish ...
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How can someone be of two nationalities during the First World War?

In Greenmantle, by John Buchan, an American man, John S. Blenkiron, was on a secret mission in Turkey during the First World War. He blended in with some of his enemies there and was convincing them ...
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