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The Riddle of the Sands

by Erskine Childers
Dermot Kerrigan
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Carruthers is rescued from a hot summer at a deserted Foreign Office in London, by an out-of-the-blue invitation to join an acquaintance, Davis, on his yacht in the Baltic. He arrives to find not only that he comprises the whole crew, but also that Davies needs his help in a spying mission with enormous stakes. The Riddle of the Sands, with its early warnings of the dangers of a German invasion by sea, created a sensation when it appeared in 1903. It is the forerunner of the spy novels of John Le Carré and Graham Greene, and its detail and dry humour have made it a classic for sailors as well as for thriller addicts.
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Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Edition: Abridged

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  • ISBN: 9789629544713
  • File size: 73686 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 02:33:30

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  • ISBN: 9789629544713
  • File size: 73769 KB
  • Release date: April 28, 2005
  • Duration: 02:33:30
  • Number of parts: 2
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Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1100
Text Difficulty:7-9

Carruthers is rescued from a hot summer at a deserted Foreign Office in London, by an out-of-the-blue invitation to join an acquaintance, Davis, on his yacht in the Baltic. He arrives to find not only that he comprises the whole crew, but also that Davies needs his help in a spying mission with enormous stakes. The Riddle of the Sands, with its early warnings of the dangers of a German invasion by sea, created a sensation when it appeared in 1903. It is the forerunner of the spy novels of John Le Carré and Graham Greene, and its detail and dry humour have made it a classic for sailors as well as for thriller addicts.
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Classic Literature Fiction