Erskine Childers lived a life as adventurous as his novel. Born in London in 1870 but orphaned when he was six, he was brought up by an uncle and aunt in the large Irish country-house. He was known to be incredibly patriotic and became...

Die zwei Engländer Carruthers und Davies kreuzen auf einer kleinen Jacht durch das deutsche Wattenmeer zwischen Elbe- und Emsmündung und geraten dabei in den Strudel geheimnisvoller und gefährlicher Ereignisse: Was als harmloses...

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Der junge Engländer Carruthers wird im Spätsommer 1902 von seinem ehemaligen Studienkollegen Davies zur Entenjagd auf einer Yacht in der deutschen Ostsee eingeladen. Statt einer erwarteten Luxusyacht mit Personal entpuppt sich die...

"The first modern thriller."-Ken Follett The Riddle of the Sands set the mold for the contemporary spy novel. Yet its agents are far from typical. Our heroes here are former Oxford pals Charles Carruthers, a minor official in the British...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading. von Childers, Erskine