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Referenced (as 'Green Mantle' by 'John Buckingham') when discussing rumors of French agents in the East during the hunt for Napoleon's fleet, comparing the scenario to Buchan's adventure novel.

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Mentioned alongside The 39 Steps as one of Buchan's spy stories reflecting paranoid conspiracy theories of the era

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Discussed alongside The 39 Steps as providing inspiration for Bond villains and female characters like Hilda von Einem

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Mentioned as one of the books Kennedy took with him to the South Pacific during World War II

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Referenced in discussion of anti-Semitism in British fiction, with a quote from the character Scudder about Jews controlling the world - used as an example of how anti-Semitic sentiments appeared in British fiction of the 1910s-1930s.

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Mentioned as one of Buchan's 'thrilling spy stories' that contained ideas about Jewish financiers and conspiracies

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Mentioned when discussing John Buchan as an author who wrote about outsiders encountering secret pagans in rural British communities

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Mentioned as one of the fictional inspirations for James Bond, with the character Richard Hannay discussed as a precursor to Bond

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Mentioned as containing a supervillain called Dominic Medina who is described as 'a very Bond villain sort of character'

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Referenced for its 'brilliant prescription' about Clubland men seeking adventure, where a doctor prescribes stealing a horse as a cure for feeling seedy