The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, Ned Halley Erskine Childers spy classic in a beautiful collectors edition. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign Office, sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the boredom of his life in London. He accepts an invitation from a college friend, Davies, a shyly intrepid yachtsman, and joins him on a sailing holiday in the Baltic, and there, amidst the sunshine and bright blue seas, they discover a German plot to invade England . . .Like much contemporary British spy fiction, The Riddle of the Sands reflects the Anglo-German rivalry of the early twentieth century, and the intricacy of the books conception and its lucid detail make it a classic of its genre.This Macmillan Collectors Library edition of Erskine Childers The Riddle of the Sands features maps drawn from Childers originals and an afterword by writer and journalist Ned Halley.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collectors Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collectors Library are books to love and treasure. Flap Its a delicate matter, I mused, dubiously, if your theorys correct. Spying on a spy - Author Biography Robert Erskine Childers was born in London in 1870. His parents both died when he was a child, and he was raised at his mothers family home in Ireland. In 1899 he volunteered for service in the Boer War and wrote a popular account of his experiences, following this up with The Riddle of the Sands (1903). He moved to Ireland after WWI and was elected to the Irish parliament where he was a delegate in the negotiations for the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1922. When the terms fell short of full Irish independence, Childers joined the Republicans in the ensuing Civil War. He was arrested by the Free State government, court-martialled, and executed by firing squad in 1922.Ned Halley is an award-winning journalist. Promotional Erskine Childers spy classic in a beautiful collectors edition. Promotional "Headline" Erskine Childers spy classic in a beautiful collectors edition. Details ISBN1509843159 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1509843159 ISBN-13 9781509843152 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2017-10-19 Author Ned Halley Pages 400 Publisher Pan Macmillan Series Macmillan Collectors Library Media Book Imprint Macmillan Collectors Library Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1870 Death 1922 Audience Age 18 Language English DEWEY FIC UK Release Date 2017-10-19 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-10-30 NZ Release Date 2017-10-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:116991538;

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