Books by Erskine Childers

Word count 22,885

Erskine Childers' gripping spy classic in a beautiful collector's edition.

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. The story builds in excitement as two young men on a sailing holiday discover a German plot to invade England. This edition is complemented by a fine introduction which examines the novel in its political and historical context.