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Riddle of the Sands

Containing many realistic details based on Childers' 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.

It was one of the early invasion novels which predicted war with Germany and called for British preparedness. The plot involves the uncovering of secret German preparations for an invasion of the United Kingdom. It is often called the first modern spy novel, although others are as well, it was certainly very influential in the genre and for its time.

The book enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I and was extremely influential. Winston Churchill later credited it as a major reason that the Admiralty decided to establish naval bases at Invergordon, the Firth of Forth and Scapa Flow. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Year of Publication: 1903Genres: War & Military Fiction , Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers

Running Time: 12 hours 24 minutes 32 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Gesine	5:52
2	The Letter Gesine	18:09
3	The Dulcibella Gesine	32:56
4	Davies Gesine	25:05
5	Retrospect Gesine	19:23
6	Wanted, a North Wind Gesine	21:03
7	Schlei Fiord Gesine	17:48
8	The Missing Page Gesine	29:31
9	The Theory Gesine	28:04
10	I Sign Articles Gesine	20:37
11	His Chance Gesine	18:59
12	The Pathfinders Gesine	20:34
13	My Initiation Gesine	24:53
14	The Meaning of our Work Gesine	13:11
15	The First Night in the Islands Gesine	19:53
16	Bensersiel Gesine	17:32
17	Commander von Bruening Gesine	32:22
18	Clearing the Air Gesine	27:37
19	Imperial Escort Gesine	14:25
20	The Rubicon Gesine	32:44
21	The Little Drab Book Gesine	26:54
22	Blindfold to Memmert Gesine	35:12
23	The Quartette Gesine	29:51
24	A Change of Tactics Gesine	31:43
25	Finesse Gesine	36:27
26	I Double Back Gesine	29:34
27	The Seven Siels Gesine	31:16
28	The Luck of the Stowaway Gesine	36:46
29	We Achieve our Double Aim Gesine	20:57
30	Epilogue and Postscript Gesine	25:14