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"The Riddle of the Sands" was published in May 1903, and it has probably sold more than two million copies in its lifetime. Its author Erskine Childers was infuriated when it was described as fiction, because for him the issue of a probable German invasion by sea was real and the danger obvious. Then, Childers meant it as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defences, "The Riddle of the Sands" accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since, praised as much for its nautical action as for its suspenseful spy craft.
The theme of "The Riddle of the Sands" is the relationship between Britain and Germany, in language, loyalty, and states of aggression. The novel shows what relations between Britain and Germany were like before the First World War. It develops the story of a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, where two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England.
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Rating★★★★ 3.9 (16.8K)
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GenreMystery and Thriller, Historical Fiction, General Fiction
Length11 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 9, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
1716. Commander Von Brüning
21. The Letter
1817. Clearing The Air
32. The Dulcibella
1918. Imperial Escort
43. Davies
2019. The Rubicon
54. Retrospect
2120. The Little Drab Book
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65. Wanted, A North Wind
2221. Blindfold To Memmert
76. Schlei Fiord
2322. The Quartette
87. The Missing Page
2423. A Change Of Tactics
98. The Theory
2524. Finesse
109. I Sign Articles
2625. I Double Back
1110. His Chance
2726. The Seven Siels
1211. The Pathfinders
2827. The Luck Of The Stowaway
1312. My Initiation
2928. We Achieve Our Double Aim
1413. The Meaning Of Our Work
30Epilogue
1514. The First Night In The Islands
31Postscript (March 1903)
1615. Bensersiel
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