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THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS IBD

LES PRAIRIES NUMéRIQUES
07 / 2020
9782491251246
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Sinopsis

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Serviceáis aá1903 novelábyáErskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years beforeáWorld War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in theágenre of spy fiction. It has been made into feature-length films for both cinema and television.The novel 'owes a lot to the wonderfuláadventure novelsáof writers likeáRider Haggard, that were a staple ofáVictorian Britain'.áIt was aáspy noveláthat 'established a formula that included a mass of verifiable detail, which gave authenticity to the story - the same ploy that would be used so well byáJohn Buchan,áIan Fleming,áJohn le Carréáand many others.'áAll of the physical background is completely authentic - the various Frisian islands and towns named in the book actually exist and the descriptions of them accurate (often, from the authorâÇÖs own experience). The same is true for the various 'sands' of the title - vast areas which are flooded at high tide but become mudflats at ebb. Navigating a small boat under these conditions requires a specialized kind of skilled seamanship - of which the character Davies is an unsurpassed master, and the descriptions of his feats are of abiding interest to yachting enthusiasts, quite apart from their role in the bookâÇÖs espionage plot.

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