Riddle of the Sands A Record of Secret Service

Name: Riddle of the Sands A Record of Secret Service
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ISBN: 9780143106326

ISBN-10: 0143106325

ISBN-13: 9780143106326

Edition: 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Erskine Childers, Erskine Childers, Erskine C. Childers

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"A triller anticipating Frederick Forsyth and Len Deighton...never loses its pace." -Independent on Sunday(U.K.) Loosely based on the author's own experiences, The Riddle of the Sandstakes readers back to the early days of the twentieth century, when Britain shared a tense rivalry with the Kaiser's Germany. Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic, only to discover that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl. Soon they're on a wild journey of intrigue, meeting danger at every turn, and ultimately unraveling Germany's secret plans to invade England. Tautly written and full of unexpected twists, this is a…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/25/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.72" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Introduction



A Note on the Text


Acknowledgments


Maps and Charts


General Map [Map A]


Chart to Illustrate the Stranding of the 'Dulcibella', etc. [Chart A]


Map of East Friesland [Map B]


Chart of Juist, Memmert, and Part of Norderney [Chart B]


Preface to the Original 1903 Edition


Preface to the 1912 Edition


The Riddle of the Sands



The Letter



The 'Dulcibella'



Davies



Retrospect



Wanted, a North Wind



Schlei Fiord



The Missing Page



The Theory



I Sign Articles



His Chance



The Pathfinders



My Initiation



The Meaning of our Work



The First Night in the Islands



Bensersiel



Commander von Brï¿½ning



Clearing the Air



Imperial Escort



The Rubicon



The Little Drab Book



Blindfold to Memmert



The Quartette



A Change of Tactics



Finesse



I Double Back



The Seven Siels



The Luck of the Stowaway



We Achieve our Double Aim


Epilogue


Postscript (March 1903)