





The Riddle of the Sands

by Erskine Childers

[Illustration: General Map A, frontispiece.]




The Riddle of the Sands (1903)

A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved

Edited by

Erskine Childers

(1870-1922)

Contents

Preface

I.--The Letter

II.--The _Dulcibella_

III.--Davies

IV.--Retrospect

V.--Wanted, a North Wind

VI.--Schlei Fiord

VII.--The Missing Page

VIII.--The Theory

IX.--I Sign Articles

X.--His Chance

XI.--The Pathfinders

XII.--My Initiation

XIII.--The Meaning of our Work

XIV.--The First Night in the Islands

XV.--Bensersiel

XVI.--Commander von Brüning

XVII.--Clearing the Air

XVIII.--Imperial Escort

XIX.--The Rubicon

XX.--The Little Drab Book

XXI.--Blindfold to Memmert

XXII.--The Quartette

XXIII.--A Change of Tactics

XXIV.--Finesse

XXV.--I Double Back

XXVI.--The Seven Siels

XXVII.--The Luck of the Stowaway

XXVIII.--We Achieve our Double Aim

Epilogue and Postscript


Maps and Charts

Map A--General Map

Chart A--Chart to Illustrate the Str