The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
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Riddle of the Sands
by Erskine Childers [Redactor's Note: This text is in ISO 8859-1, the "Windows: character set. However it should also be useable with DOS browsers as there are only a few high order characters. Italics are preserved by surrounding with the "_" character. Maps are in separate "TIFF" files, which may [not at this time. . .] or may not be available at PG. "Riddle" is said to be one of the best spy and sailing yarns ever written. An HTML version of "Riddle" (the basis of this text)is available at http://eldred.ne.mediaone.net/ along with a biography of Erskine Childers. The story reflects on an earlier time when men and guns crossed easily across frontiers and the most important thing to take on a cruise besides a "prismatic compass" was a pound of your favorite pipe tobacco.] The Riddle of the Sands (1903) A record of Secret Service Recently Acheived |
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