Erskine Childers

Broschiertes Buch

The Riddle of the Sands

A Record of Secret Service

Mitarbeit: Childers, Erskine

Beschreibung

Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic, only to discover that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl. Soon they're on a wild journey of intrigue, meeting danger at every turn, and ultimately unraveling Germany's secret plans to invade England.

Autor

Erskine Childers (1870-1922) was an expert yachtsman whose sailing experiences were fictionalized in The Riddle of the Sands. An Irish nationalist, he was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. Bernard Knox is director emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Popular Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 278267
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 131mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780143106326
• ISBN-10: 0143106325
• Artikelnr.: 30630705

Rezensionen

This is a book of great renown. . . . Its beautifully sustained atmosphere . . . adds poetry, and . . . real mystery. Ian Fleming