{"product_id":"9781910500392","title":"The Riddle: Illuminating the Story Behind the Riddle of the Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1903, \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of the Sands, \u003c\/i\u003eby Erskine Childers, is one of the earliest examples of a spy novel in English, and it has been extremely influential on the genre since. It is also one of the best-known tales of yacht fighting. This unusual combination has always intrigued Maldwin Drummond, who explores in \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e the book’s two main themes: the life of the Victorian small boat sailor and the politics of defense prior to World War I.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this book, Drummond includes details of Childers's own sailing experiences and offers a detailed account of the reception of the book in official circles at the time. Drummond does her own detective work to highlight Childers’s urgent message that Germany was preparing to invade England and that the British were not aware of any such plan. This new edition of the definitive study of the writing of \u003ci\u003eThe Riddle of the Sands \u003c\/i\u003eis updated here with beautiful illustrations by Martin Mackrill.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uniform Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039485477104,"sku":"9781910500392","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910500392_p0.jpg?v=1763626795","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910500392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}