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A must-read for espionage junkies and 'chaps in scraps' fans. 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. M
Sommeren går på hæld, og Carruthers, en embedsmand i det britiske udenrigsministerium, der netop er blevet vraget af den kvinde, han har gjort kur til, har endnu ikke holdt ferie. Så da en gammel bekendt, Davies, inviterer ham med på en sejltur i de slesv
Robert Erskine Childers was the author of the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands and an Irish nationalist who smuggled guns to Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers is a gripping espionage novel that unfolds against the backdrop of the North Sea and the intricate politics of early 20th-century Europe. When Carruthers receives an invitation from an old acquaintance, Davies,