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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service Tapa blanda - 2011

de Erskine Childers; Introduction by Erskine Childers

"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 Sands takes 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 timeless work of espionage fiction.


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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 Sands takes 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 timeless work of espionage fiction.

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  • Título The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service
  • Autor Erskine Childers; Introduction by Erskine Childers
  • Encuadernación Tapa blanda
  • Edición Revised edition
  • Páginas 336
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial Penguin Group
  • Fecha de publicación 2011-01-25
  • Features Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780143106326 / 0143106325
  • Peso 0.49 libras (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensiones 7.72 x 5.13 x 0.6 pulgadas (19.61 x 13.03 x 1.52 cm)
  • Época de 18 a UP años
  • Cursos 13 - UP
  • Nivel de lectura 1100
  • Temas
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Spy stories, Adventure fiction
  • Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2010042515
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Erskine Childers (1870-1922) was an expert yachtsman whose sailing experiences were fictionalized in The Riddle of the Sands. An Irish nationalist, he was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. Bernard Knox is director emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C.
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 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, me
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