The Riddle of the Sands - Softcover

Childers, Erskine

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ISBN 10: 0141197994 ISBN 13: 9780141197999

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2011

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Childers's lone masterpiece, The Riddle of the Sands, considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization, richly authentic background of inshore sailing and vivid evocation of the late 1890s - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and intrigue that was soon to lead to war.

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"The best story of adventure published in the last quarter of a century." --John Buchan, author, "The Thirty-Nine Steps"

"A thriller anticipating Frederick Forsyth and Len Deighton . . . never loses pace." --"Independent on Sunday"

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'The best story of adventure published in the last quarter of a century' John Buchan

The perennial classic. Arguably the first spy novel ever written remains one of the finest examples of the genre to this day.

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PublisherPenguin Classics
Publication date2011
ISBN 10 0141197994
ISBN 13 9780141197999
BindingPaperback
Number of pages288
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