He died on Novemin Dublin, Irish Free State now Dublin, Ireland. He was previously married to Mary Alden Osgood. He was a writer, known for The Riddle of the Sands (1979) and Das Rätsel der Sandbank (1987). Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 9781509843152 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 226 g Dimensions: 157 x 101 x 28 mm You may also be interested in. Mini Bio (1) Erskine Childers was born on Jin London, England, UK.
Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Written by Irish nationalist Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Erskine Childers' The Riddle of the Sands features maps drawn from Childers' originals and an afterword by writer and journalist Ned Halley.ĭesigned to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Otd 1903: The Riddle of the Sands published. The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers.
Like much contemporary British spy fiction, The Riddle of the Sands reflects the Anglo-German rivalry of the early twentieth century, and the intricacy of the book's conception and its lucid detail make it a classic of its genre. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England.
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. 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.
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