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The Riddle of the Sands (Atlantic Classic Crime)
Erskine Childers
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Description for The Riddle of the Sands (Atlantic Classic Crime)
Paperback. 'The best story of adventure published in the last quarter of a century' John Buchan The perennial classic. Arguably the first spy novel ever written remains one of the finest examples of the genre to this day. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
While on a duck-hunting holiday sailing in the Frisian Isles, Carruthers and his friend Davies become suspicious of German naval activity off the North Sea Coast. The pair decide to investigate, and are soon embroiled in a world of suspense and intrigue, and the pair set about foiling nothing less than a plot to invade England.
Initially published in 1903, The Riddle of the Sands proved a prescient vision of the Anglo-German conflict that was to culminate in the First World War. This thrilling adventure is now regarded as the first - and one of the best - spy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843549086
SKU
V9781843549086
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Ref
99-50
About Erskine Childers
Robert Erskine Childers was born in London to a Protestant Irish family. He wrote his only novel, The Riddle of the Sands, upon his return from the Second Boer War, for which he volunteered for action. He later became a fervent Irish nationalist, and was executed in 1922 by the authorities of the newly independent Irish Free State during the ... Read more
Reviews for The Riddle of the Sands (Atlantic Classic Crime)
"'The best story of adventure published in the last quarter of a century' John Buchan 'A thriller anticipating Frederick Forsyth and Len Deighton... never loses pace' Independent on Sunday 'The first and best of spy stories' The Times"