26+ The Riddle Of The Sands Book Background. Perambulator and some hot and dusty children lagging fretfully behind; The book had a very strong focus on sailing and a lot of text was spent describing yachting.
Containing many realistic details based on childers's own sailing trips along the german north sea coast, the book is the retelling of a yachting expedition in the early 20th century combined with an adventurous spy story.
A gripping book in its own right; After a tour in his larger yacht, sunbeam, childers wrote the riddle of the sands, in 1903. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of the riddle of the sands. Students of geology learn early on about.