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The Riddle of the Sands
Erskine Childers
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Description for The Riddle of the Sands
hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSB; 3JJC; FC; FHD; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England . . . ... Read more
One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England . . . ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Macmillan Collector's Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509843152
SKU
V9781509843152
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99-50
About Erskine Childers
Robert Erskine Childers was born in London in 1870. His parents both died from tuberculosis when he was a child, and he was brought up at his mother's family home in Ireland. He attended Trinity College Cambridge, then went into the Civil Service as a House of Commons clerk, pursuing his passion for sailing in his spare time. In 1899 ... Read more
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