The Riddle of the Sands
Formats & editions
- Published: 2 May 2013
- ISBN: 9781448161959
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
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The Riddle of the Sands remains a fine read, enjoyed by people for whom sailing is a mystery and who, just like one of the books' heroes,cannot tell a mainsheet from a marlinspike
Guardian
A ripping yarn, it’s just so exciting
Ben Macintyre
Unputdownable… a classic British adventure story, influencing both John Buchan and Ken Follett
Observer