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The riddle of the sands / Erskine Childers.

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ISBN	9780143570295 (paperback)
Name	Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 author.
Title	The riddle of the sands / Erskine Childers.
Published	London : Penguin Books, 2013.
Published	c1903.
Description	ix, 332 pages : maps ; 18 cm.
Notes	"Includes an introduction written by Norman Donaldson for the 1976 Dover edition"--T.p. verso.
Summary	Spy and Espionage. Classic fiction. 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, richly authentic background of inshore sailing and vivid evocation of the late 1890s - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and intrigue that was soon to lead to war.
Subjects	Secret service -- Great Britain -- Fiction
	Alternative histories (Fiction)
	Great Britain -- History -- Invasions -- Fiction
Genre	Adventure fiction
Genre	Classical fiction
Series	Popular Penguins
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Adventure fiction . Alternative histories (Fiction) . Classical fiction . Great Britain -- History -- Invasions -- Fiction . Secret service -- Great Britain -- Fiction . See Also: Fiction . Authors: Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 . Series: Popular Penguins .