![]() ![]() When he failed to support the Anglo-Irish Treaty after the Civil War he was executed in the Free State by firing squad. Childers became a supporter of Irish Republicanism and smuggled guns into Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. Housed in felt-lined solander box.Īn early and classic example of the espionage novel that foresaw the Great War that was to engulf Europe in 1914.Įrskine Childers (1870-1922) was a skilled yachtsman and his book ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ (often referred to as the first modern spy novel) is a fictionalised account of German plans to invade England it was based on sailing holidays he had taken in the Baltic. Repair to head & tail of spine, light scattered spotting to contents pages, but overall a very good copy. Publisher’s black cloth, title lettered in silver to spine, image of yacht in silver to upper cover. Pp xii, 886, with 4 pages of adverts at rear. ![]()
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