The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

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Childers, Erskine

 
9780486408798: The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Thrift Editions)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0486408795 ISBN 13: 9780486408798
Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Regarded as one of the best spy stories ever written, this is the classic Secret Service novel. More like fact than fiction, it holds a special place in the affections of spy-novel fans for its richness of technical detail about inshore sailing, its highly sympathetic characters, an unsurpassed narrative style, and a setting and plot that recapture the European political scene on the eve of World War I.
Two young Englishmen, Davies and Carruthers, head for the Baltic Sea in the late 1890s for a holiday of sailing and duck-shooting. The mood gradually darkens as Davies discloses his suspicions of espionage in the North Frisian Islands, and Carruthers joins in an investigation that develops into a series of increasingly dangerous intrigues. Norman Donaldson, an expert on detective and suspense fiction, offers an Introduction with details about the author as well as the novel's background and its place in the history of the spy-novel genre.

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A former British imperialist who converted to the Irish nationalist cause, Erskine Childers (1870-1922) wrote about Irish politics and military matters. His life of conspiracy, gun-running, adventure, and rebellion concluded with his court-martial and death by firing squad.

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Verlag
Dover Publications Inc.
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0486408795
ISBN 13 
9780486408798
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
256
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Nicht verfügbar
Verantwortliche Person
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http://www.la-raia.it

Strada Monterotondo, 79
Novi Ligure
15067
Italien

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