The Riddle of the Sands
About this book
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.
Subjects
- adventure fiction
- alternative histories (fiction)
- british
- classic literature
- english language, juvenile literature
- english spy stories
- europe -- frisian islands
- fiction
- fiction, action & adventure
- fiction, alternative history
- fiction, espionage
- fiction, sea stories
- fiction, thrillers, espionage
- frisian islands -- fiction
- general
- great britain
- great britain, fiction
- great britain -- history
- great britain -- history -- invasions -- fiction
- history
- invasions
- invasions of great britain
- large type books
- long now manual for civilization
- mystery
- readers
- sailing
- sailing -- fiction
- sea stories
- secret service
- secret service -- fiction
- spy fiction
- thriller