The riddle of the sands

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  • Author: childers, Erskine
    Contributor:

    Tull Patrick

    Summary:

    One of the first spy novels ever written, The Riddle of the Sands had an enormous impact upon its publication in 1903. Author Erskine Childers-a Boer War veteran and expert yachtsman-crafted a riveting tale of two men who sail close to the German coast and observe secret preparations for an invasion of England. The novel sparked intense concern over British preparedness for war, and one critic accused Childers of almost single-handedly plunging Europe into a conflagration.

    Subject(s): Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick , Recorded Books Inc.
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781490611280

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Tull Patrick

Abstract

One of the first spy novels ever written, The Riddle of the Sands had an enormous impact upon its publication in 1903. Author Erskine Childers-a Boer War veteran and expert yachtsman-crafted a riveting tale of two men who sail close to the German coast and observe secret preparations for an invasion of England. The novel sparked intense concern over British preparedness for war, and one critic accused Childers of almost single-handedly plunging Europe into a conflagration.

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Fiction
Historical Fiction
Romance
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Prince Frederick

Recorded Books Inc.

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