Loosely based on the author\"s own experiences, The Riddle of the Sands takes readers back to the early days of the twentieth century, when Britain shared a tense rivalry with the Kaiser\"s Germany....

The powerful new timeslip novel from the worldwide bestselling author of Lady in Hay, in which the fate of a young woman becomes entwined with the extraordinary history of a Celtic princess. When Jess is attacked by someone she once trusted, she flees to her sister’s house in the Welsh borders to recuperate....

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

One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible....

This is a book that may have changed history - and still thrills today. One of the first and still one of the finest spy stories ever written, Erskine Childers\' book introduced Edwardian readers to the idea of a \'secret service\'....

Each volume in the Collector\'s Library series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword is by Ned Halley....

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers, is an espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism....

\"The Riddle of the Sands\" by Erskine Childers is one of the best spy novels in the world. Written in 1902 \"The Riddle of the Sands\" is an astonishing work. Not only is it an exciting adventure story but its central theme, that of a pair of amateur sailors is described with the accuracy, care and love of a man who truly knows his subject....

Childers\" lone masterpiece, The Riddle of the Sands, considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization,......

Languishing one summer at the Foreign Office in London, Carruthers is rescued by an unexpected invitation to join Arthur Davies on the "Dulcibella" in the Baltic. A grouse-shooting party or a weekend at Cowes would have been more Carruthers"s style....

"About this coast... In the event of war it seems to me that every inch of it would be important, sand and all.\' Executed in 1922 for his involvement in Irish republicanism, Childers in remembered most vividly for his ground-breaking spy novel, The Riddle of the Sands (1903)....

When Carruthers joins his friend Arthur Davies on his yacht Dulcibella, he is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the Baltic Sea. But the holiday turns into an adventure of a different kind....