The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Oxford Popular Fiction)

by ErskineChilders (Author), David Trotter (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $5.10

  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. Bored with his life in London, a young man accepts an invitation to join a friend on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. A vivid exploration of the mysteries of seamanship, the story builds in excitement as together the two adventurers discover a German plot to invade England. This book is intended for general; fans of popular fiction at its best.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.26

  Childers' lone masterpiece, The Riddle of the Sands , considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognizable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavor comes from its fine characterization, richly authentic background of inshore sailing and vivid evocation of the late 1890s - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and intrigue that was soon to lead to war.

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $11.19

  This novel pitches two amateur sailors-cum-sleuths against the secret forces of mighty Germany, before World War I. Powers of deduction and navigational skills prove important in uncovering a plot which threatens personal and national security.