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288 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141197999
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Childers's lone masterpiece, The Riddle of the Sands, considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization,...
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288 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141197999
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Childers's lone masterpiece, The Riddle of the Sands, considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization,...