Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Yes I like descriptive writing but man this one could not hold my interest. Many passages stink of a florid, Victorian prose, and the much praised dinner scene near the end of the book is This is a richly detailed yachting novel that happens to have a spy plot, the author's vision of spying as real as the vision boys with wooden swords in a treehouse might have of piracy. We follow two Englishmen in 1901 as they sail around Germany and stumble into a German plot.
Found this to be a slow read indeed, had a "boys own adventure" feel to it.A bit misleading, the cover of this historical thriller. And I had crewed for a week in Penobscot Bay, ME, where I learned from charts that Maine has 3500 islands--and they all look alike, though they do vary from rocks with one pine to rocks and rocks with pineThis is a gripping, fascinating account of sailing and running aground on the sandbars of the marshy reaches in Frisia and Holland. Did I pause to read the 1001BTRBYD entry concerning this book? Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Plot Summary submission guide. Read 541 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. L'histoire est cependant très linéaire et il ne faut pas s'attendre à de multiples rebondissements comme dans les romans d'espionnage modernes. And I had crewed for a week in Penobscot Bay, ME, where I learned from charts that Maine has 3500 islands--and they all look alike, though they do vary from rocks with one pine to rocks and rocks with pines and pines. It was quite interesting to read which inspired the modern espionage books.It was quite interesting to read which inspired the modern espionage books.This is a great model for the kind of fiction I love to read: a mostly forgotten novel that evokes a very different place and time. Beat the literal heat with three films that capture the spirit of summer love.Looking for some great streaming picks? We follow two Englishmen in 1901 as they sail around Germany and stumble into a German plot. It's the way it transports us to a time that is now forgotten.This is a great model for the kind of fiction I love to read: a mostly forgotten novel that evokes a very different place and time. It looks like we don't have any Plot Summaries for this title yet. I read this maybe a dozen years ago, after I had crewed on the midnight watch (watch and watch, four hours each) coming up from Jacksonville, FLA to Westport, MA. It captures a historical moment marvellously: when young men with no training or formal status could turn into spies and foil a dastardly plan during their summer holiday ;)A slow burn that gradually builds to an engrossing finale. A bit misleading, the cover of this historical thriller. There is an admirable sense of atmosphere in the book, but hardly ever a sense of suspense. Did I pause to read the 1001BTRBYD entry concerning this book? It's often credited with being the first spy novel, but The Riddle of the Sands was a rather dull affair. This is a richly detailed yachting novel that happens to have a spy plot, the author's vision of spying as real as the vision boys with wooden swords in a treehouse might have of piracy. I wonder if we shall ever fight her.” One star is being generous. Initially thought that this novel was set in Egypt instead of the German Coast pre WW1. This is what happens when you see a book on a list, in this case the 1001 books to read before you die list, and run off at a tangent because it has the word "sand" in the title! WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help.
I did get to look up loads of interesting nautical vocabulary, like "binnacle." Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. Found this to be a slow read indeed, had a "boys own adventure" feel to it.spy lovers and people who like a lot of sailing referencesI read this book because I totally thought it was about something else.
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