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The Riddle Of The Sands

By: Erskine Childers
Narrated by: Anton Lesser
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 Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War and is a classic of spy fiction.©2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Action & Adventure Classics Espionage Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Exciting

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Brilliantly read by Anton Lesser. Intonation makes it interesting , subtle change in voices, no loud or over-egged gravelly voices- sublime - the best I’ve heard.

Brilliantly read

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Really enjoyed this book although a little dated to our ears. I am no lover of boats, getting seasick standing on a pontoon l never the less got involved with the mapping and boat terms, and the whole storyline.

Enjoyable

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A classic of its time. A moody spy thriller as war looms between Britain and Germany

A classic

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Well written spy story that engages both the readers mind and imagination. I read a paperback copy of this book some years ago and thoroughly enjoyed this edition.

Exciting ‘Boys own’ story

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You won’t regret listening it’s well written and very well performed.
From that man from endeavour.

A gem

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Some great turns of phrases, research of the seas must have been extensive but I had to skip a lot.

Too many words

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I appreciate that this is a well-written and excellently narrated book but I found all the details about sailing, navigation and sea currents became tedious and slowed the action to the extent that it became boring. I gave up after 8 hours. The depiction of foreigners reflects the attitudes of the English pre-WW1.

Well written but became boring

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This story was an amazing tour de force by anton lesser, he made it a fascinating story which came alive, despite being full of technical details,

Stunning reading,

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Anton Lesser is a master of the art. He really brings this already gripping story to life and makes the characters utterly believable.

Fantastic read.

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I enjoyed this very much. Not knowing that Childers was an author as well as a politician, I was surprised by his story telling ability. There's lots of place-names to remember, so a map would have been useful.

Very well read

Could have used a map

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