The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved

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Naval Institute Press, 1991 - Fiction - 318 pages
A thriller first published in 1903, from the author of THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS. Bored with work at the Foreign Office, a young man accepts his friend's invitation to go on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. However, he quickly discovers that the real purpose of the trip is espionage, as they both struggle to prevent a German invasion.

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Preface to the Original Edition
3
The Letter
7
The Dulcibella
15
Copyright

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