The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service - Brossura

Childers, Erskine

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0486408795 ISBN 13: 9780486408798

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 1999

Riassunto

Regarded as one of the best spy stories ever written, this is the classic Secret Service novel. More like fact than fiction, it holds a special place in the affections of spy-novel fans for its richness of technical detail about inshore sailing, its highly sympathetic characters, an unsurpassed narrative style, and a setting and plot that recapture the European political scene on the eve of World War I.
Two young Englishmen, Davies and Carruthers, head for the Baltic Sea in the late 1890s for a holiday of sailing and duck-shooting. The mood gradually darkens as Davies discloses his suspicions of espionage in the North Frisian Islands, and Carruthers joins in an investigation that develops into a series of increasingly dangerous intrigues. Norman Donaldson, an expert on detective and suspense fiction, offers an Introduction with details about the author as well as the novel's background and its place in the history of the spy-novel genre.

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L'autore:

A former British imperialist who converted to the Irish nationalist cause, Erskine Childers (1870-1922) wrote about Irish politics and military matters. His life of conspiracy, gun-running, adventure, and rebellion concluded with his court-martial and death by firing squad.

Contenuti:

1. The Letter 2. The Dulcibella 3. Davies 4. Retrospect 5. Wanted, a North Wind 6. Schlei Fiord 7. The Missing Page 8. The Theory 9. I Sign Articles 10. His Chance 11. The Pathfinders 12. My Iniation 13. The Meaning of our Work 14. The First Night in the Islands 15. Bensersiel 16. Commander von Bruning 17. Clearing the Air 18. Imperial Escort 19. The Rubicon 20. The Little Drab Book 21. Blindfold to Memmert 22. The Quartette 23. A Change of Tactics 24. Finesse 25. I Double Back 26. The Seven Siels 27. The Luck of the Stowaway 28. We Achieve our Double Aim Epilogue

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0486408795
• ISBN 13: 9780486408798
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 237