The Riddle of the Sands - Softcover

Childers, Erskine

 
9780099582793: The Riddle of the Sands
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0099582791 ISBN 13: 9780099582793
Verlag: Vintage Classics, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

The first modern spy novel and a must-read for espionage junkies and fans of James Bond and John Le Carré.

When Carruthers receives a letter from his friend Davies suggesting a Baltic sailing trip, the vision of a manned yacht, A1 scenery and excellent duck shooting quickly works its charm. But Carruthers hopes for a holiday are quickly dashed. There has been suspicious German activity along the coast. The Medusa, manned by the sinister Dollman, has already tried to destroy Davies. What are the Germans up to? Nothing less than a plot to invade Britain. And only these two courageous Englishmen can stop them.

Published in 1903, The Riddle of the Sands is considered the first modern spy novel.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Erskine Childers lived a life as adventurous as his novel. Born in London in 1870 but orphaned when he was six, he was brought up by an uncle and aunt in the large Irish country-house. He was known to be incredibly patriotic and became an equally fervent supporter of Irish independence. He ended his life in front of an Irish firing-squad as an IRA rebel in 1922.

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Verlag
Vintage Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0099582791
ISBN 13 
9780099582793
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
352
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