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Regarded as one of the best spy stories ever written, this is the classic Secret Service novel. More like fact than fiction, it holds a special place in the affections of spy-novel fans for its richness of technical detail about inshore sailing, its highly sympathetic characters, an unsurpassed narrative style, and a setting and plot that recapture the European political scene on the eve of World War I.
Two young Englishmen, Davies and Carruthers, head for the Baltic Sea in the late 1890s for a holiday of sailing and duck-shooting. The mood gradually darkens as Davies discloses his suspicions of espionage in the North Frisian Islands, and Carruthers joins in an investigation that develops into a series of increasingly dangerous intrigues. Norman Donaldson, an expert on detective and suspense fiction, offers an Introduction with details about the author as well as the novel's background and its place in the history of the spy-novel genre.
Two young Englishmen, Davies and Carruthers, head for the Baltic Sea in the late 1890s for a holiday of sailing and duck-shooting. The mood gradually darkens as Davies discloses his suspicions of espionage in the North Frisian Islands, and Carruthers joins in an investigation that develops into a series of increasingly dangerous intrigues. Norman Donaldson, an expert on detective and suspense fiction, offers an Introduction with details about the author as well as the novel's background and its place in the history of the spy-novel genre.
Reprint of the Constable and Company, London, 1903 edition.
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Regarded as one of the best spy stories ever written, this is the classic Secret Service novel. More like fact than fiction, it holds a special place in the affections of spy-novel fans for its richness of technical detail about inshore sailing, its highly sympathetic characters, an unsurpassed narrative style, and a setting and plot that recapture the European political scene on the eve of World War I.
Two young Englishmen, Davies and Carruthers, head for the Baltic Sea in the late 1890s for a holiday of sailing and duck-shooting. The mood gradually darkens as Davies discloses his suspicions of espionage in the North Frisian Islands, and Carruthers joins in an investigation that develops into a series of increasingly dangerous intrigues. Norman Donaldson, an expert on detective and suspense fiction, offers an Introduction with details about the author as well as the novel's background and its place in the history of the spy-novel genre.
Two young Englishmen, Davies and Carruthers, head for the Baltic Sea in the late 1890s for a holiday of sailing and duck-shooting. The mood gradually darkens as Davies discloses his suspicions of espionage in the North Frisian Islands, and Carruthers joins in an investigation that develops into a series of increasingly dangerous intrigues. Norman Donaldson, an expert on detective and suspense fiction, offers an Introduction with details about the author as well as the novel's background and its place in the history of the spy-novel genre.
Reprint of the Constable and Company, London, 1903 edition.
espionage novel; mystery and suspense; spy stories; secret service novel; british foreign office; yachting; baltic sea; sailing boats; german spies; intrigue; investigation; secret treasure; spy thriller; secret mission; invade britain; clandestine operations; german invasion fleet; impending war; world war i; curiosity; dark mystery; attempted murder; dramatic; page turner; action and adventure; adventure on the high seas; maritime; suspenseful; boats; ocean; spy espionage;english spy;spy thriller;action-packed spy;sea defences;sailing boat;modern spy;british naval;spy plot;sea coast;baltic sea;sailing jargon;classic spy;spy story;sailing adventures;sea adventures;changed british;modern espionage;naval bases;military potential;calm water;shoot ducks;erskine childers;fourth president;scapa flow;moby dick;unexpected invitation;coastal sailing;military court;german plot;irish nationalist;irish government;bulldog drummond;espionage thrillers;german naval;irish independence;irish civil;39 steps;daughter clara;masterful exercise;converted lifeboat;invade england;british public;nautical terms;foreign office;pre-world war;firing squad;german invasion;civil servant;british government;le carre;civil war;secret service;childer;kydd;yachtsman;frisian;buchan;baltic;yachting;chaps;admiralty;coastline;cruising;1903;englishmen;maritime;1922;yacht;tides;tautly;sands;credited;riddle;sailor;boats;spying;sail;imperial;charts;islands;germans;world war two;michael collins;john buchan ian fleming;germany;britain;london;england;europe;books on calm waters;books on spy plots;books on military potentials;books on spy espionages;books on espionage thrillers;books on sea coasts;books on sea defences;books on sea adventures;books on baltic seas;books on spy stories;books on naval bases;books on sailing boats;books on modern spies;books on classic spies;books on modern espionages;books on english spies;books on sailing adventures;books on spy thrillers
