Two young yachtsmen cruising the Frisian coast stumble on a secret German plan to invade England. An early and hugely influential spy thriller.
Books mentioned in The Riddle of the Sands (5)
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson: “nor was there an empty apple-barrel, such as Jim of _Treasure Island_ found so useful.”
New Arabian Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson: “A passing thirst, which I dare say many have shared, for adventures of the fascinating kind described in the New Arabian Nights led me on a few evenings into some shady haunts in Soho and farther eastward; but was finally quenched one sultry Saturday night after an hour's immersion in the reeking…”
Sailing Tours by Frank Cowper: “He had six or seven of the latter, including Knight's Falcon in the Baltic, Cowper's Sailing Tours, Macmullen's Down Channel, and other less-known stories of adventurous travel.”
Down Channel by R. T. McMullen: “He had six or seven of the latter, including Knight's Falcon in the Baltic, Cowper's Sailing Tours, Macmullen's Down Channel, and other less-known stories of adventurous travel.”