Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Penguin Popular Classics)

Childers, Erskine

ISBN 10: 0140621431 / ISBN 13: 9780140621433

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Penguin Popular Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140621431
• ISBN 13: 9780140621433
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Brimming with heart-stopping action, "The Riddle of the Sands" is one the earliest spy novels. This spell-binding story is set in the period before the start of the First World War. It narrates the story of two friends' adventure as they stumble upon Germany's plans to invade England. A gem of the thriller genre

From the Inside Flap

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.