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The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (1903)
Two young Englishmen on a sailing holiday in the Frisian Islands stumble upon a German plot to invade England. The first modern spy novel — written as a warning that became terrifyingly prophetic.
Historical Significance:
Erskine Childers, an Anglo-Irish civil servant and expert sailor, published The Riddle of the Sands in 1903 to alert Britain to the real threat of German naval expansion. The novel's detailed descriptions of North Sea sail...
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Two young Englishmen on a sailing holiday in the Frisian Islands stumble upon a German plot to invade England. The first modern spy novel — written as a warning that became terrifyingly prophetic.
Historical Significance:
Erskine Childers, an Anglo-Irish civil servant and expert sailor, published The Riddle of the Sands in 1903 to alert Britain to the real threat of German naval expansion. The novel's detailed descriptions of North Sea sail...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=213
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