View The Riddle Of The Sands Gif. Although the book was not published until 1915 in the united states, childers in 1903 traveled to the united states, where he met and married mollie osgood, daughter of a boston physician. Containing many realistic details based on childers's own sailing trips along the german north sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy story.

The Riddle Of The Sands By Erskine Childers
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