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...
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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 build naval bases in Scapa Flow, Invergordon and Rosyth.Following in the adventurous tradition of H Rider Haggard, and being a clear influence on the espionage tales of John Buchan, Ian Fleming and John le Carré, The Riddle of the Sands tells the story of two young men on a sailing tr
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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Biography; Preface to the original edition; Maps; 1 The Letter; 2 The 'Dulcibella'; 3 Davies; 4 Retrospect; 5 Wanted, a North Wind; 6 Schlei Fiord; 7 The Missing Page; 8 The Theory; 9 I Sign Articles; 10 His Chance; 11 The Pathfinders; 12 My Initiation; 13 The Meaning of our Work; 14 The First Night in the Islands; 15 Bensersiel; 16 Commander von Brüning; 17 Clearing the Air; 18 Imperial Escort; 19 The Rubicon; 20 The Little Drab Book; 21 Blindfold to Memmert; 22 The Quartette; 23 A Change of Tactics; 24 Finesse; 25 I Double Back; 26 The Seven Siels
27 The Luck of the Stowaway28 We Achieve our Double Aim; Epilogue; Postscript (March 1903); Footnotes; Imprint;
