The Riddle of the Sands — Erskine Childers
Topics: класика
Beginning
A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved
Edited by
Erskine Childers
(1870-1922)
Preface
A word about the origin and authorship of this book.
In October last (1902), my friend “Carruthers” visited me in my chambers, and, under a provisional pledge of secrecy, told me frankly the whole of the adventure described in these pages. Till then I had only known as much as the rest of his friends, namely, that he had recently undergone experiences during a yachting cruise with a certain Mr “Davies” which had left a deep mark on his character and habits.
At the end of his narrative—which, from its bearing on studies and speculations of my own, as well as from its intrinsic interest and racy delivery,…
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