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9780486408798

The Riddle of the Sands

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486408798

  • ISBN10:

    0486408795

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-05-19
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers who served in the Royal Navy during World War I as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses, "The Riddle of the Sands" accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spycraft.

Author Biography

A former British imperialist who converted to the Irish nationalist cause, Erskine Childers (1870-1922) wrote about Irish politics and military matters. His life of conspiracy, gun-running, adventure, and rebellion concluded with his court-martial and death by firing squad.

Table of Contents

1. The Letter
2. The Dulcibella
3. Davies
4. Retrospect
5. Wanted, a North Wind
6. Schlei Fiord
7. The Missing Page
8. The Theory
9. I Sign Articles
10. His Chance
11. The Pathfinders
12. My Iniation
13. The Meaning of our Work
14. The First Night in the Islands
15. Bensersiel
16. Commander von Bruning
17. Clearing the Air
18. Imperial Escort
19. The Rubicon
20. The Little Drab Book
21. Blindfold to Memmert
22. The Quartette
23. A Change of Tactics
24. Finesse
25. I Double Back
26. The Seven Siels
27. The Luck of the Stowaway
28. We Achieve our Double Aim
Epilogue
 

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