Books by Erskine Childers

Carruthers, un jeune dandy qui s'ennuie a Londres, a ete invite par son vieil ami, Davies, a le rejoindre en croisiere sur son yacht. Mais alors que tous deux profitent de la mer et de vacances bien meritees, Davies se met a agir etrangement. Il prend tous les risques, emprunte les routes les plus difficiles, et les transporte de la mer Baltique jusqu'a la mer du Nord, dans les iles de la Frise. Davies lui expose alors une theorie des plus effrayantes : un pays tout entier s'apprete a envahir l'Angleterre...Il s'agit la d'un chef-d'A uvre fondateur du roman d'espionnage. Melant aventures maritimes, complot, politique et humour, L'Enigme des Sables est un incontournable de la litterature irlandaise.-

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Co może łączyć poszukiwaczy złota w zatopionym okręcie napoleońskiej fregaty, niemieckiego oficera marynarki wojennej i tajemniczego milionera? Na to pytanie próbuje odpowiedzieć dwójka przyjaciół. Podczas sztormu na morzu omal nie dochodzi do katastrofy. Prowadzi do niej wydawałoby się drobny błąd nawigacyjny. Jachtsmen podejrzewa, że zdarzenie mogło nie być tylko nieszczęśliwym zbiegiem okoliczności. Być może jego znaczenie jest znacznie głębsze i dotyczy strategii wojennej wielkich mocarstw Europy. „Zagadka piaszczystych ławic" jest jednym z najbardziej rozpoznawalnych klasyków literatury marynistycznej. Wydana w 1903 roku została okrzyknięta pierwszą powieścią szpiegowską na świecie. Przetłumaczono ją na kilkanaście języków, a jej treść stała się inspiracją kilku filmowych realizacji. Erskine Childers (1870-1922) - brytyjski pisarz, autor wpływowej powieści Zagadka piaszczystych ławic. Był zwolennikiem irlandzkiego republikanizmu, na swoim jachcie Asgard przemycił broń do Irlandii. Został stracony przez władze powstającego Wolnego Państwa Irlandzkiego podczas irlandzkiej wojny domowej. Był synem brytyjskiego uczonego orientalisty Roberta Caesara Childersa; kuzynem Hugh Childersa i Roberta Bartona oraz ojcem czwartego prezydenta Irlandii Erskina Hamiltona Childersa.

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Carruthers, a minor official in the Foreign Office, is contacted by an acquaintance, Davies, asking him to join in a yachting holiday in the Baltic Sea. Carruthers agrees, as his other plans for a holiday have fallen through. As they sail off Davies gradually reveals that he suspects that the Germans are undertaking something sinister in the German Frisian islands. This is based on his belief that he was nearly wrecked by a German yacht luring him into a shoal in rough weather during a previous trip. Davies is suspicious about what would motivate the Germans to try to kill him. Having failed to interest anyone in the government in the incident, he feels it is his patriotic duty to investigate further - hence the invitation to Carruthers.

The First Modern Spy Thriller: The Riddle of the Sands Two sail-boaters are cruising off the coast of Germany on a vacation. To their amazement they discover a German military exercise-a trial-run for the invasion of England. From that starting point we are whisked through a series of mysteries, bluffs, counter-bluffs, and wild nautical maneuvers as our sail-boaters try to learn more and get their information back to England. Through it all, Childers brilliantly captures the style and attitudes of the day. His use of military terms and concepts is creditable, and his depiction of small boat sailing is impeccable. What is astonishing is that the book was written before WW-I and correctly anticipates the coming military aggressiveness of Germany. As such, it created a sensation when it was first released, and remains a classic, perhaps THE classic, spy-action-adventure novel to this day. Whether you are a boater, a military buff, a spy novel fan, or just like a good thrilling read-this book is for you. Move over Ian Fleming and make way for your grandpa!

Erskine Childers, the author of this book, was one of the most fascinating figures or the early 20th century. Best known today for his thriller 'The Riddle of the Sands' a nautical yarn which employed Childers' skill as a yachtsman to warn Britain of the growing threat posed by Germany in the run-up to the Great War, he later ironically was notorious for running rifles in his yacht to Irish republicans, of whom he became a fanatical supporter. He was eventually shot by a firing squad of the Irish Free State forces for taking the extreme Republican side in the Irish CIvil War in which he directed Republican propaganda. Earlier in his career Childers was a respected military historian and critic, writing a history of the Boer War which he witnessed as a correspondent. In this volume, which boasts an admiring foreword by Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, he gives a critique of the armament and purpose of the cavalry, using his own experiences in the Boer War and the recent Russo-Japanese war (1904) to bolster his argument that the cavalry should evolve from lancers to mounted infantry, each horseman equipped with swords and carbines. An interesting study in military tactics written by a man who was never content to be an armchair warrior.

When Carruthers receives a letter from his friend Davies suggesting a Baltic sailing trip the vision of a manned yacht, A1 scenery and excellent duck shooting quickly works its charm. Much to Carruther's disgust, the reality couldn't be more different. Why should anyone want to kill Davies? What are the Germans trying to hide?

The classic espionage thriller about two men on a yachting holiday discovering a secret German naval base and an enemy armada with plans to invade England.