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The Riddle of the Sands
A RECORD OF SECRET SERVICE
Erskine Childers - Author
Geoffrey Household - Foreword by
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 336 pages | ISBN 9780141181653 | 01 Apr 2000 | Penguin Classic | 18 - AND UP
The Riddle of the Sands
"The first and best of spy stories."—The Times (London). Sounding a warning of the dangers of German invasion of Britain across the North Sea, Childers's gripping tale of espionage received immediate critical acclaim when it was published in 1903 and retains its preeminent place in the genre.

‘A thriller anticipating Frederick Forsyth and Len Deighton, it plunges its readers boldly into technicalities and detail, and yet never loses pace’ Independent on Sunday

‘An established classic’ Spectator

‘The first and best of spy stories’ The Times
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