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Riddle of the Sands Online NSeyE [Mobile pdf] Riddle of the Sands Online [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands Pdf Free Erskine Childers *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #8497886 in BooksOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 6.00 x .36l, .48 #File Name: 1484810139 | File size: 15.Mb Erskine Childers : Riddle of the Sands before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Riddle of the Sands: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The classical spy novelBy ANTHONY P. KEFALASWritten in a beautiful and long gone style, this is the classic spy novel. Set in the period just prior to W.W.I it is essentially devoid of "modern" action: it showcases personalities, human relations, ethical values and ethical dilemmas. At times slow moving, it is also slow reading --unless one is completely up to date on sailing jargon and the geography of the Northern Sea. Not recommended for Kindle or I-pad reading --better get a hard copy, because of the need to refer to maps and to go back to check on names of places. It is a book which will find few readers today -- but still a book worth reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fine if your eyes need strainingBy J. QueiroloTiny, tiny print. Might need a magnifying glass if I decide to read it. No indication who published it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I think you'll enjoy this bookBy William HoltThe pace slows at times and I think the prose is sometimes, well, prosaic. But I think that's to be expected for a book of the era. The description of the boats involved and sailing in that part of the world is technically detailed and, at times, evocative. If you're a sailor and a lover of spy novels, I think you'll enjoy this book. Carruthers, a minor official in the Foreign Office, is contacted by an acquaintance, Davies, asking him to join in a yachting holiday in the Baltic Sea. Carruthers agrees, as his other plans for a holiday have fallen through. He arrives to find that Davies has a small sailing boat (the vessel is named Dulcibella, a reference to Childers's own sister of that name), not the comfortable crewed yacht that he expected. However Carruthers agrees to go on the trip and joins Davies in Flensburg on the Baltic, whence they head for the Frisian Islands, off the coast of Germany. Carruthers has to learn quickly how to sail the small boat. Davies gradually reveals that he suspects that the Germans are undertaking something sinister in the German Frisian islands. This is based on his belief that he was nearly wrecked by a German yacht luring him into a shoal in rough weather during a previous trip. Davies is suspicious about what would motivate the Germans to try to kill him. Having failed to interest anyone in the government in the incident, he feels it is his patriotic duty to investigate further – hence the invitation to Carruthers. Carruthers and Davies spend some time exploring the shallow tidal waters of the Frisian Islands, moving closer to the mysterious site where there is a rumoured secret treasure recovery project in progress on the island of Memmert. The two men discover that an expatriate Englishman, Dollmann, is involved in the recovery project. Carruthers realises that Davies is in love with Dollmann’s daughter, Clara. Carruthers and Davies try to approach Memmert. They’re warned away by a German navy patrol boat, the Blitz, and its commander Von Bruning. This makes them all the more sure that there is something more than a treasure dig on the island. Taking advantage of a thick fog, Davies navigates them covertly through the complicated sandbanks in a small boat to investigate the site. Carruthers investigates the island. He overhears Von Bruning and Dollmann discussing something more than treasure hunting, including cryptic references to "Chatham", "Seven" and "the tide serving". The pair return through the fog to the Dulcibella. There, they find Dollmann and Von Bruning have beaten them and are seemingly suspicious. Von Bruning invites them to Dollmann's villa for a dinner, where he attempts to subtly cross-examine them to find out if they are British spies. Carruthers plays a dangerous game, admitting they are curious. But he convinces Von Bruning that he believes the cover story about treasure and merely wants to see the imaginary "wreck". Carruthers announces that the Foreign Office has recalled him to England. He heads off, then doubles back to follow Von Bruning and his men. He trails them to a port where they board a tugboat towing a barge. Carruthers sneaks aboard and hides, and the convoy heads to sea. Carruthers finally puts the riddle together. The Germans are linking the canals and the railways, dredging passages through the shifting sands and hiding a fleet of tugs and barges. The only explanation is that they are going to secretly transport a powerful German army across the North Sea to invade Britain’s east coast. He escapes after grounding the tugboat and rushes back to Davies. He finds him and explains how they must flee before the Germans come after them. They convince Dollmann and Clara to come with them to avoid Dollmann's being arrested by the Germans, who will think he has changed sides again. As they sail across the North Sea, Dollmann commits suicide by jumping overboard, presumably to avoid disgrace and probable arrest for treason. An epilogue by the "editor" examines the details of a report prepared by Dollmann, outlining his plan for the invasion force. A postscript notes that the Royal Navy is finally taking countermeasures to intercept any German invasion fleet and urges haste. From Publishers WeeklyAn insightful introduction by the author's great-grandson distinguishes this reissue of a seminal work of spy fiction first published in 1903. At the dawn of the 20th century, Carruthers, a young Foreign Office functionary, is lamenting being stuck in London with little to do when he receives a surprising communiqué from Oxford classmate Arthur Davies. Davies's request to join him on a yacht in Schleswig-Holstein includes an eccentric laundry-list of items that Davies wants his friend to bring. With nothing else on his horizon, Carruthers accepts, and ends up enmeshed in intrigue centering on Davies's concern that Germany's growing sea-power poses a threat to England. Childers (1870-1922) couples his patiently developed plot with richly imagined lead characters. Davies himself is the standout, rounded out by numerous quirks, including a craving for throwing items overboard from his small vessel. Eric Ambler fans will find this a fascinating antecedent. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.From BooklistFirst published in 1903, Childers? novel caused a sensation in Britain. It is a vivid account of German preparations to invade England, released at a time when tensions between the countries were rising. Carruthers, a young staff member in the foreign office, is invited by Davies, a Cambridge friend, on a yachting holiday in the Frisian Islands along Germany?s north coast. Carruthers is appalled. The ?yacht,? Dulcibella, is a spartan 30- footer, and the poorly charted sea is a maze of shifting sands, conflicting currents, and volatile weather. The two men soon come to believe that the German government is planning war, and they set out to gather proof. Named by The Guardian as one of the 100 greatest novels of all time, The Riddle of the Sands has delighted generations of sailing aficionados and thriller readers with its nautical and political verisimilitude. That said, it is also a Victorian-era tale that challenges contemporary readers with its dense and detailed expository writing about sailing and the machinations of the Germans. One of the 100 best books ever? Probably not, but lovers of the sea, espionage thrillers, and European history will continue to embrace it in this welcome new edition. --Thomas Gaughan [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands By Erskine Childers PDF [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands By Erskine Childers Epub [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands By Erskine Childers Ebook [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands By Erskine Childers Rar [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands By Erskine Childers Zip [NSeyE.ebook] Riddle of the Sands By Erskine Childers Read Online.
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