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The Riddle of the Sands has been described as 'Boys Own' meets 'Ripping Yarns'. Whilst on holiday, they discover a German plan to invade England. The books make classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent. It tells the story of two young Englishmen who take a yachting holiday in the Baltic. Real Reads are retellings of great literature fitted into a 64-page book. Winston Churchill later credited it as a major reason that the Admiralty decided to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow.įor further information, including links to M4B audio book, online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. The Riddle of the Sands is a gripping story of espionage and treachery. The book enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. It is often called the first modern spy novel, and although others are as well, it was certainly very influential in the genre and for its time. The plot involves the uncovering of secret German preparations for an invasion of the United Kingdom. It was one of the early invasion novels which predicted war with Germany and called for British preparedness. LibriVox recording of The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers.Ĭontaining many realistic details based on Childers's own sailing trips along the German North Sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy story.

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