The Riddle Of The Sands A Record Of Secret Service
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| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2019-06-10 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9789353369576 |
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| Author | : Erskine Childers |
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| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 1931 |
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| Author | : Childers Erskine |
| Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2023-11-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9359958298 |
"The Riddle of the Sands" by using Erskine Childers is a classic espionage novel that unfolds in opposition to the backdrop of early twentieth-century Europe. The story follows Carruthers, a central authority professional in London, who is invited by using his pal Davies for a crusing experience along the German North Sea coast. Initially waiting for a leisurely tour, Carruthers quickly will become embroiled in a surprising internet of espionage and intrigue. As they sail thru the Frisian Islands, Carruthers and Davies uncover mysterious occurrences and suspect Germany might be making plans an invasion of Britain. The two beginner sleuths discover themselves entangled in a dangerous sport related to hidden channels, sandbanks, and German conflict arrangements. Their pursuit to resolve the "riddle of the sands" will become an interesting adventure fraught with peril and secrecy. Childers' novel is seemed as one of the earliest examples of the espionage genre. It cleverly combines elements of adventure, espionage, and the growing tensions among Britain and Germany within the years main up to World War I. The book's shiny descriptions of the coastal landscape and the palpable experience of mystery create some surroundings of suspense and intrigue. "The Riddle of the Sands" stands as a sizable work within the undercover agent fiction style, fascinating readers with its suspenseful narrative and contributing to the improvement of espionage literature.
| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 445 |
| Release | : 2019-06-25 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers is the prototype of all modern spy novels. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. When an amateur British sailor on a yachting holiday in the Baltic stumbles upon a German invasion plan masterminded by a renegade Englishman, he must choose between warning his country and his love for the traitor’s daughter.
| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : Nabu Press |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2014-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781294787273 |
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| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : Scholar's Choice |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2015-02-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781294945345 |
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| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2015-08-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781515389781 |
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| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 1920 |
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| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2020-10-06 |
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"The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into feature-length films for both cinema and television.The novel ""owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain"".[1] It was a spy novel that ""established a formula that included a mass of verifiable detail, which gave authenticity to the story - the same ploy that would be used so well by John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carré and many others.""[1] All of the physical background is completely authentic - the various Frisian islands and towns named in the book actually exist and the descriptions of them accurate (often, from the author's own experience). The same is true for the various ""sands"" of the title - vast areas which are flooded at high tide but become mudflats at ebb. Navigating a small boat under these conditions requires a specialized kind of skilled seamanship - of which the character Davies is an unsurpassed master, and the descriptions of his feats are of abiding interest to yachting enthusiasts, quite apart from their role in the book's espionage plot."
| Author | : Erskine Childers |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 214 |
| Release | : 2014-10-25 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781502984616 |
The Riddle of the Sands A record of Secret Service - Recently Acheived. Erskine Childers. The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into both a film and TV film. The novel "owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain." It was a spy novel that "established a formula that included a mass of verifiable detail, which gave authenticity to the story - the same ploy that would be used so well by John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carre and many others." Carruthers, a minor official in the Foreign Office, is contacted by an acquaintance, Davies, asking him to join in a yachting holiday in the Baltic Sea. Carruthers agrees, as his other plans for a holiday have fallen through. He arrives to find that Davies has a small sailing boat (the vessel was named Dulcibella, a reference to Childers's own sister of that name), not the comfortable crewed yacht that he expected. Davies gradually reveals that he suspects that the Germans are undertaking something sinister in the German Frisian islands, based on his belief that he was nearly wrecked by a German yacht luring him into a shoal in rough weather. Carruthers and Davies sail back to the Frisian Islands and spend some time exploring the shallow tidal waters of the area, moving closer to the mysterious site where there is a rumoured secret treasure recovery project in progress. They are watched by a German navy patrol boat, which warns them away from the area. Taking advantage of a thick fog, Davies navigates them covertly through the complicated sandbanks in a small boat to investigate the site. They find that it is actually the centre of a German plan to invade England. The invasion plan is masterminded by a renegade Englishman, but Davies has fallen in love with his daughter and he does not want to hurt her by revealing her father's treason. Eventually they manage to escape with the information and the invasion plan is foiled.
