They knew each other, but were not intimate friends. What makes this work particularly interesting is the biography of the author himself, who was executed for insurrection in 1922.Ī low level employee of the Foreign Office from a high class family.Īn old school mate of Carruthers, although one of a lower social status. While much of the adventure involves the technical navigation of a small sailboat in dangerous waters, our narrator is a simple passenger who has to explain what is happening in simple terms that can be understood by the average reader. It evolves from a simple private holiday adventure to uncovering a plot that might topple the British Empire. This story has often been cited as the first 'spy novel'.
The author, (Robert) Erskine Childers, also tells us that the names of all the principal characters have been changed to avoid embarrassment to some prominent families. The preface clearly tells us it was written in March 1903. ' The Riddle of the Sands' is a novel set on the North Sea coast of Germany prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
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