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Riddle of the sands by Erskine Childers
$14.99 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction
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, the sardonic civil servant Carruthers is finding it hard to endure the emptiness and boredom of his life in London. He r ...Show more
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
$24.95 NZD
Category: History
A spy thriller with a 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.
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
$19.95 NZD
Category: Crime & Thrillers | Series: Pocket Penguin Classics
Childers' 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 vivi ...Show more
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
$28.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
Described by Ken Follett as "the first modern thriller", The Riddle of the Sands is the best-known sailing narrative and a true classic. It was recently ranked 37th in The Observer's list of the 100 Greatest Novels of the past 300 years. Winston Churchill even credited it for the Admiralty's decision to ...Show more
The Riddle of the Sands (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Erskine Childers
$15.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
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 invitat ...Show more
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