The Riddle of the Sands is a classic adventure novel written by Erskine Childers. The story follows the journey of two young men, Carruthers and Davies, who embark on a sailing trip in the Frisian Islands. However, they soon discover a sinister plot involving the German navy and a potential invasion of England. As they investigate further, they encounter danger and intrigue at every turn, and must use all their wits and skills to uncover the truth and prevent the invasion.The novel is set in the early 1900s, a time of ...
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The Riddle of the Sands is a classic adventure novel written by Erskine Childers. The story follows the journey of two young men, Carruthers and Davies, who embark on a sailing trip in the Frisian Islands. However, they soon discover a sinister plot involving the German navy and a potential invasion of England. As they investigate further, they encounter danger and intrigue at every turn, and must use all their wits and skills to uncover the truth and prevent the invasion.The novel is set in the early 1900s, a time of political tension and uncertainty in Europe. Childers, who had served in the British navy and was an expert sailor, drew on his own experiences to create a realistic and thrilling tale of espionage and adventure. The book is widely regarded as a classic of its genre, and has been praised for its vivid descriptions of the landscape and sailing techniques, as well as its gripping plot.The Riddle of the Sands is a must-read for fans of adventure and espionage novels, and is also of historical interest for its portrayal of the political climate of the time.I didn't get at much that night. It was all so sudden. The only thing I could have sworn to from the first was that he had purposely left me in the lurch that day. I pieced out the rest in the next few days, which I'll just finish with as shortly as I can. Bartels came aboard next morning, and though it was blowing hard still we managed to shift the Dulcibella to a place where she dried safely at the mid-day low water, and we could get at her rudder.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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THIS IS A GREAT READ. TOO BAD CHILDERS DID NOT WRITE MORE. I ALSO HAVE THE VIDEO--GOOD MOVIE. ACCURATE. GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE-ON-ONE AND SUSPENSEFUL STORY.
Tompy
Mar 31, 2011
A good story
This was billed as the first of the spy stories, and it lived up to that quite well. Also if you like sea stories you would enjoy it just for that. The characters were well developed, and the plot quite suspenseful.
simor
Oct 1, 2009
I was first introduced to Riddle of the Sands as a young girl; over the years I have taken it from the library every so often to reread and finally decided I should own a copy. Anyone who enjoys suspenseful adventure/spy stories free of modern, super-hero flash will love this jewel. (Having some sailing experience does help.)
