31+ The Riddle Of The Sands Gif. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before world war i, is an early example of the. After a tour in his larger yacht, sunbeam, childers wrote the riddle of the sands, in 1903.

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June 30, 2004, kessinger publishing. Childers has a style that is hard to follow and much of the book was a boring exercise for this reviewer. It takes place in 1897 on a small yacht named the dulcibella which is piloted in and around the german frisian islands by two englishmen.

Containing many realistic details based on childers's own sailing trips along the german north sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy story.

In the story, it is 1901, and england is at the height of its power and influence in the world. A record of secret service is a 1903 novel by erskine childers. Childers has a style that is hard to follow and much of the book was a boring exercise for this reviewer. In the early years of the 20th century, two british yachtsmen (michael york and simon maccorkindale).