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Auction 108
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108-1519 Childers,(R.)E.
The riddle of the sands. A record of secret service recently achieved. London, Smith Elder 1903. Mit 4 (davon 2 gefalt.) Karten. XII, 336 S., 1 (von 2) Bl. Vlg.-Anz. Illustr. Olwd. (Etw. berieb. u. best.).
Erste Ausgabe. - Gilt als einer der frühesten Spionageromane. - One of the earliest "spy novels", featuring a planned German invasion of England, The Riddle of the Sands is a defining title for its genre, and marked an important departure in the way the British public viewed the activities of Germany in the years leading up to the First World War. "A fine thriller which has withstood the test of time, it is also marked by a richness of characterization, a matchless sense of pace, and a superb evocation of land- and seascape" (Oxford DNB). Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922), author, politician and Irish Nationalist, joined the Republican army, was arrested for Treason by Free State soldiers, court-martialled and shot. - Fehlt das erste Anz.-Bl. Innengelenke etw. brüchig, tls. Bindung etw. gelockert, tls. min. Randläs. (unsauber aufgeschn.), eine Faltkarte etw. knittrig.
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