Mod Lib The Riddle Of The Sands (Modern Library Classics)
Mod Lib The Riddle Of The Sands (Modern Library Classics)
Erskine Childers
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The Riddle of the Sands 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, prai... Full description
The Riddle of the Sands 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, prai... Full description
Erskine Childers
Robert Erskine Childers DSC,universally known as Erskine Childers,was the author of the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands and an Irish nationalist who smuggled guns to Ireland in his sailing...
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