The Riddle of the Sands - Childers, Erskine
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Immensely popular in the years leading up to WWI, The Riddle of the Sands is a precisely drawn and geographically accurate adventure that, in addition to its captivating narrative, rich characters, and salty nautical details, was totally realistic, and prophetic in its exposure of British naval weaknesses. In fact, it was perceived as so accurate in its portrayal of the German naval threat and of England's vulnerability that it influenced the placement of multiple naval bases by Winston Churchill after its publication.

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Immensely popular in the years leading up to WWI, The Riddle of the Sands is a precisely drawn and geographically accurate adventure that, in addition to its captivating narrative, rich characters, and salty nautical details, was totally realistic, and prophetic in its exposure of British naval weaknesses. In fact, it was perceived as so accurate in its portrayal of the German naval threat and of England's vulnerability that it influenced the placement of multiple naval bases by Winston Churchill after its publication.
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Autorenporträt
Erskine Childers was an Irish writer and political figure who had served as an artilleryman during the Boer War and in the British Navy during World War I. A skilled yachtsman, he, like his character Arthur Davies, was fond of exploring obscure island coasts.