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Erskine Childers' gripping spy classic in a beautiful collector's edition.

"The Framework of Home Rule" is an ancient nonfiction story book written by Erskine Childers. Childers' paintings, set against the context of the early twentieth century, whilst tensions between Ireland and Britain had been at their top, offers a thorough evaluation of the historical, accredited, and constitutional factors that make up the house rule argument. Childers gives a radical framework for knowledge the thoughts and realities of home rule, addressing key issues together with sovereignty, illustration, and Ireland's connection to the British Empire. Drawing on his very own experiences as a proponent of Irish independence, Childers offers insights into the political dynamics of the time and pushes for an amicable and democracy method to the Irish afflicted times. His careful studies and persuasive language make "The Framework of Home Rule" a crucial examine for anybody interested by Irish history and the struggle for self-dedication. Erskine Childers' book remains a seminal addition to the investigation of Irish politics, informing debates on themes of autonomy and governance in Ireland and elsewhere.

Sommeren går på hæld, og Carruthers, en embedsmand i det britiske udenrigsministerium, der netop er blevet vraget af den kvinde, han har gjort kur til, har endnu ikke holdt ferie. Så da en gammel bekendt, Davies, inviterer ham med på en sejltur i de slesvigske fjorde, slår han til. Det viser sig dog snart, at Davies ikke ejer den lystyacht, som Carruthers har forestillet sig, men blot en lille sejlbåd, som han modvilligt stiger ombord på. Gradvist afslører Davies, at han har en mistanke om, at tyskerne har gang i noget fordækt i farvandet omkring De frisiske Øer, og nu er det op til de to briter at afsløre, hvad det er …”Gådefuld sejlads” udkom første gang i 1903 og opnåede hurtigt klassikerstatus.Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922), bedst kendt som Erskine Childers, var en irsk forfatter, politiker og militærmand. Han var nationalist og støttede de irske republikanere ved at smugle våben ind i landet. Under den irske borgerkrig blev han henrettet af myndighederne i den nyoprettede irske fristat. Erskine Childers er forfatter til flere bøger – blandt andet ”Riddle of the Sands” (da. ”Gådefuld sejlads), der fik stor indflydelse på Storbritanniens strategiske planlægning under både første og anden verdenskrig, og som efter sigende skulle have været Winston Churchills yndlingsbog.

Do you like Stieg Larsson's 'Millennium', James Bond and dystopian dramas like 'The Man in the High Castle'? The 1903 spy thriller 'The Riddle of the Sands' has elements of all three - and then some. Ken Follett, author of 'The Pillars of the Earth', called 'The Riddle of the Sands' the "first modern thriller".It centres on a suspected plot by the German Empire to invade Britain. The plot proved to be almost prophetic, bearing in mind what was to follow in the First World War and the Second World War in the coming decades. Minor civil servant Carruthers and his friend, Davies are the men investigating the plot while on a yachting holiday in the Baltic Sea. They are drawn into an intricate story that includes secret treasure, a British traitor and a race against time to save Britain from the grip of the Kaiser.In 1979 'The Riddle of the Sands' was made into a spy thriller movie, starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Simon MacCorkindale.Childers' technique of including a great deal of detail that could be verified was later used by authors including: John Buchan, who wrote 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'; 'James Bond' author Ian Fleming and John Le Carré.Erskine Childers (1870-1922) was an Anglo-Irish writer whose only true literary success came with 'The Riddle of the Sands'.Instead, he found infamy through his political activism. Having been a prospective Liberal parliamentary candidate, he left the party and took up the cause of Irish Republicanism. He smuggled guns into Ireland on his yacht, but was executed during the Irish Civil War. His son, Erskine Hamilton Childers, became the 4th president of Ireland.

L'autore inglese di questo romanzo (1870-1922) fu un ufficiale delle marina britannica e, in seguito, un rivoluzionario irlandese. Questo suo romanzo fu il primo in cui si parlava di spionaggio, e che dette il via ad un nuovo filone (di cui ad esempio "I trentanove gradini" fu un altro rappresentante). Che non ci si immagini di un romanzo d'azione alla James Bond; qui l'azione è solo interiore, fatta di speculazioni e tattica, che si muove al ritmo lento delle maree dei mari del nord. Il romanzo (pubblicato nel 1903) si svolge nell'arcipelago delle isole Frisone e si ispira ad un viaggio in barca a vela effettuato in quella zona proprio dall'autore, e inserisce alcune mappe per la maggiore comprensione da parte del lettore.Traduzione di Silvia Cecchini.

Join Erskine Childers on a thrilling adventure through the heart of South Africa's Boer War. This book offers a firsthand account of the experiences of the 'Civies', a group of British volunteers who served in a civilian artillery unit. From battles to bivouacs, this is an unforgettable tale of bravery and camaraderie in the face of war.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Robert Erskine Childers (1870 - 1922), universally known as Erskine Childers, was the author of the influential novel The Riddle of the Sands and an Irish nationalist who smuggled guns to Ireland in his sailing yacht Asgard. He was executed by the authorities of the nascent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. He was the son of British Orientalist scholar Robert Caesar Childers; the cousin of Hugh Childers and Robert Barton; and the father of the fourth President of Ireland, Erskine Hamilton Childers. In this book: The Riddle of the Sands The Framework of Home Rule In the Ranks of the C.I.V.

When Charles Carruthers receives a letter from a university friend Arthur Davies asking if he wants to join him yachting in the Frisian Islands off the northern coast of Germany, he envisions a pleasant holiday from his job in the Foreign Office. Upon arriving, he finds that the 'yacht' is a converted life boat with no other crew other than the two of them, and that his friend's plan is to chart the channels and islands of the shore against the possibility of war with Germany. As the season advances and the weather worsens, it becomes clear that there is a deeper secret hidden in the off shore islands, and forces that will do anything to stop Carruthers and Davies from discovering the answer to The Riddle of the Sands!

The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely in uential in the genre of spy ction. It has been made into feature-length lms for both cinema and television. The novel "owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain". It was a spy novel that established a formula that included a mass of veri able detail, which gave authenticity to the story - the same ploy that would be used so well by John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carré and many others. Childers's biographer Andrew Boyle noted: "For the next ten years Childers's book remained the most powerful contribution of any English writer to the debate on Britain's alleged military unpreparedness". It was a notable in uence on John Buchan and Ken Follett, who described it as "an open-air adventure thriller about two young men who stumble upon a German armada preparing to invade England." Follett has also called it "the rst modern thriller." Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones listed The Riddle of the Sands as one of the ten classic spy novels, in its best spy novel list and Robert McCrum of The Observer included it in his list of the 100 greatest novels of all time.This classic title has been published by RADLEY BOOKS. Each RADLEY CLASSIC is a meticulously restored, luxurious and faithful reproduction of a classic book; produced with elegant text layout, clarity of presentation, and stylistic features that make reading a true pleasure. Special attention is given to legible fonts and adequate letter sizing, correct line length for readability, generous margins and triple lead (lavish line separation); plus we do not allow any mistakes/changes/additions to creep into the author's words.Visit RADLEY BOOKS at www.radleybooks.com (or search RADLEY CLASSIC on Amazon) to see more classic book titles in this series.

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Immensely popular in the years leading up to WWI, The Riddle of the Sands is a precisely drawn and geographically accurate adventure that, in addition to its captivating narrative, rich characters, and salty nautical details, was totally realistic, and prophetic in its exposure of British naval weaknesses. In fact, it was perceived as so accurate in its portrayal of the German naval threat and of England's vulnerability that it influenced the placement of multiple naval bases by Winston Churchill after its publication.

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