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The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into feature-length films for both cinema and television.
- Erskine Childers
- 1903
The Riddle of the Sands. Erskine Childers, Milton Bearden (Introduction) 3.63. 7,034 ratings756 reviews. While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England.
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The Riddle of the Sands is a 1979 British spy thriller cinema film based upon the novel of the same name written by Erskine Childers. Set in 1901, and starring Michael York , Simon MacCorkindale and Jenny Agutter , it concerns the efforts of two British yachtsmen to avert a plot by the German Empire to launch a seaborne military invasion of the ...
Mar 16, 1979 · The Riddle of the Sands: Directed by Tony Maylam. With Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindale, Alan Badel. In 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany's Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.
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Oct 28, 2023 · But, as you see, these sands are intersected here and there by channels, very shallow and winding, exactly like those behind the Frisian Islands. Now look at this one, which cuts right through the big chunk of sand and comes out near Cuxhaven.
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About The Riddle of the Sands. While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England.
