61. Erskine Childers : Sailing Today Articles : News : National Maritime Museum Among the wealth of fascinating manuscripts at the National Maritime Museum are Erskine Childers log books. Written in a neat copperplate, they reveal the http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.11043

Low graphics version Site map About us Contact us Search NMM Home Planning a visit What's on News ... Shop You are here: NMM Home News Sailing Today articles Go back one level Astronomy At the Museum Learning at the Museum ... Sailing Today articles Erskine Childers Among the wealth of fascinating manuscripts at the National Maritime Museum are Erskine Childers' log books. Written in a neat copper-plate, they reveal the genesis of his best-known book The Riddle of the Sands and, as Carol Fowler found out, something of the complexity of the man. One of the many books about the author of that ever-popular novel The Riddle of the Sands is entitled The Riddle of Erskine Childers , which comes as no surprise. Childers' novel is as English as a cricket bat and after its publication in 1903 the Edwardian public took the author to its heart as someone who embodied all that they thought was best about the adventurous English character. Noble spirit Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review at Spithead, 26 June 1897 Repro ID BHC0645 © NMM London Although he died castigated by all, most people today would see the love of adventure that made him an obsessive sailor, drove him to enlist in two great wars and permeates The Riddle of the Sands, as being exactly the same spirit that drove him to smuggle guns and take up the Irish cause.

62. Erskine Childers : Sailing Today Articles : News : National Maritime Museum Among the wealth of fascinating manuscripts at the National Maritime Museum are Erskine Childers log books. Written in a neat copperplate, they reveal the http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server?show=conWebDoc.11043&outputFormat=print

63. Erskine Hamilton Childers -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Erskine Hamilton Childers (11 November 1905 17 November 1974), the son of (Click link for more John N. Young, Erskine Childers President of Ireland http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/e/er/erskine_hamilton_childers.htm

Erskine Hamilton Childers [Categories: Irish politicians, Presidents of Ireland, 1974 deaths, 1905 births] ERSKINE CHILDERS President of Ireland Rank: Term of Office: 25 June 1973 - 17 November 1974 died in office of a heart attack Number of Terms: Predecessor: (Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)) Eamon de Valera Successor: (Click link for more info and facts about Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh Date of Birth: November 11, 1905 Place of Birth: (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London Date of Death: November 17, 1974 Place of Death: (Click link for more info and facts about Dublin, Ireland) Dublin, Ireland (The wife of a chief executive) First Lady (Click link for more info and facts about Rita Childers) Rita Childers (An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)) Profession politician Nominated by: (Click link for more info and facts about Fianna Fáil) Fianna Fáil Other candidates: Fine Gael: Tom O'Higgins Erskine Hamilton Childers (11 November 1905 - 17 November 1974), the son of

64. Robert Erskine Childers -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Robert Erskine Childers (June 25 1870 November 24, 1922) was a (The people of Great Britain) British soldier, sailor, author and (Click link for more info http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/r/ro/robert_erskine_childers.htm

Robert Erskine Childers [Categories: British novelists, British non-fiction writers, 1922 deaths, 1870 births] Overview Robert Erskine Childers (June 25 1870 - November 24, 1922) was a (The people of Great Britain) British soldier, sailor, author and (Click link for more info and facts about Irish nationalist) Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the newly independent (A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921) Irish Free State during the (Click link for more info and facts about Irish Civil War) Irish Civil War . He was the son of British Orientalist scholar (Click link for more info and facts about Robert Caesar Childers) Robert Caesar Childers ; the cousin of (Click link for more info and facts about Hugh Childers) Hugh Childers and (Click link for more info and facts about Robert Barton) Robert Barton ; and the father of the fourth (Click link for more info and facts about President of Ireland) President of Ireland (Click link for more info and facts about Erskine Hamilton Childers) Erskine Hamilton Childers Early Life Childers was born into a (An adherent of Protestantism) Protestant family in Glenalough, Ireland. His father was

65. Riddle Of The Sands By Erskine Childers Enjoy Free Classics. Site Map Electronic Library Erskine Childers Riddle Of The Sands Riddle Of The Sands. Erskine Childers http://www.classicbookshelf.com/library/erskine_childers/riddle_of_the_sands/

Enjoy Free Classics Site Map Electronic Library Erskine Childers Riddle Of The Sands Erskine Childers Use our free reading applet for easier e-reading. Choose the best combination of text size, spacing and color. You'll enjoy reading more with the right settings. Try it, click the Open button now. Would you prefer simple text instead? Choose a chapter link from this list. (You may find the applet better!) Preface 1 The Letter 2 The 'Dulcibella' 3 Davies ... Epilogue

66. Erskine Childers | AUTHOR CATALOG Erskine Childers. AUTHOR ALERT The Riddle of the Sands Written by Erskine Childers Introduction by Milton Bearden Trade Paperback, 336 pages http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=37262

67. Random House Publishing Group AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT, Erskine Childers. Author Bookshelf. The Riddle of the Sands Written by Erskine Childers Introduction by Milton Bearden http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/authors/results.pperl?authorid=37262

68. The Riddle Of The Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903 The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903. The Riddle of the Sands. 1903. by Erskine Childers. (18701922) http://www.rtpnet.org/robroy/books/rec/rs.html

Back to Index ToC End The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Contents Preface The Letter The Dulcibella ... Epilogue and Postscript Maps and Charts Map A General Map Chart A Stranding of the Dulcibella Map B East Friesland Chart B Juist, Memmert, Norderney Sketch Memmert Salvage Depot Notes [IMPORTANT: The maps and charts will usually appear in a separate window of your graphic web browser; you can move that new window (which may appear directly on top of the old one with the text) to the side and view the map as you read, and then dismiss it when you are done (the BACK command will probably not work as you expect within that window).] ^Top

69. Pandora's Books Online, Over 200,000 Genre Fiction Titles Childers, Erskine. The Riddle of the Sands Penguin 1979, later printing. (Paperback) Very good. Stock number 245434 Suspense Thriller. 10.50 add to cart http://www.pandora.ca/catalog.php?cat_parent=0&cat_id=6&page=26

70. Erskine Childers Free ebooks by from manybooks.net. Read on your PDA, Cellphone, or eBook reader! http://manybooks.net/authors/childers.html

@import "/resources/2005.css"; Content Navigation Footer Search - advanced search Title Author Authors Titles Categories Languages ... Help Erskine Childers Titles The Framework of Home Rule Riddle of the Sands More Information Images of Erskine Childers from Google Erskine Childers at Wikipedia Site links About manybooks.net Contact Webmaster RSS feed Admin access

71. AllRefer.com - Robert Erskine Childers (British And Irish History, Biography) - AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Robert Erskine Childers, British And Irish History, Biographies. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/C/Childers.html

AllRefer Channels :: Health Yellow Pages Reference Weather September 10, 2005 Medicine People Places History ... Maps Web AllRefer.com You are here : AllRefer.com Reference Encyclopedia British And Irish History, Biographies ... Robert Erskine Childers By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z C Robert Erskine Childers, British And Irish History, Biographies Related Category: British And Irish History, Biographies Robert Erskine Childers u rz] Pronunciation Key Riddle of the Sands (1903, repr. 1971), a spy novel. His son, Erskine Hamilton Childers, See A. Boyle The Riddle of Erskine Childers Related Categories: People History History Modern Europe ... Biographies More articles from AllRefer Reference on Robert Erskine Childers SITE MAPS Encyclopedia US Gazetteer: US States A-C US States D-H US States I-L US States M ... Countries A-Z Content on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. We accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by any person resulting from information published on this site. We encourage you to verify any critical information with the relevant authorities. About Us Contact Us Privacy Links Directory ... Link to AllRefer.com

72. Grave Matters -- Search Results Childers, Erskine Riddle of the Sands Haycraft-Queen - 9.00 Christie, Agatha (Mary Westmacott) - Mysterious Affair at Styles Character Hercule Poirot; http://www.gravematters.com/cgi-bin/catsearch.cgi?type=books&format=All&neworuse

73. The Riddle Of The Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903 Robert Erskine Childers was shot by an Irish Free State firing squad Nov. As a clerk in the House of Commons, Erskine Childers had free time to sail on http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/rec/rs.html

ToC End The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Contents Preface The Letter The Dulcibella ... Epilogue and Postscript Maps and Charts Map A General Map Chart A Stranding of the Dulcibella Map B East Friesland Chart B Juist, Memmert, Norderney Sketch Memmert Salvage Depot Notes [IMPORTANT: The maps and charts will usually appear in a separate window of your graphic web browser; you can move that new window (which may appear directly on top of the old one with the text) to the side and view the map as you read, and then dismiss it when you are done (the BACK command will probably not work as you expect within that window).] Robert Erskine Childers was shot by an Irish Free State firing squad Nov. 24, 1922, after being convicted of having a small pistol. He had been one of the leaders, with Eamon de Valera, of the Irish Republican Army rebellion against the Free State leadership of Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith. His son, Erskine Hamilton Childers, was president of Ireland in 1973-4. Childers, shown here in a photo around the time of the Boer War, was a cousin of Hugh Childers, who served Gladstone as First Lord of the Admiralty and Minister of War. As a clerk in the House of Commons, Erskine Childers had free time to sail on his 30-foot cutter

74. 1, The Riddle Of The Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903 1, The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903. http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/rec/r01.html

ToC End From The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers, 1903 The Letter all miss you very much.' Friend after friend 'got away' to sport and fresh air, with promises to write and chaffing condolences, and as each deserted the sinking ship, I took a grim delight in my misery, positively almost enjoying the first week or two after my world had been finally dissipated to the four bracing winds of heaven. New Arabian Nights led me on a few evenings into some shady haunts in Soho and farther eastward; but was finally quenched one sultry Saturday night after an hour's immersion in the reeking atmosphere of a low music-hall in Ratcliffe Highway, where I sat next a portly female who suffered from the heat, and at frequent intervals refreshed herself and an infant from a bottle of tepid stout. By the first week in September I had abandoned all palliatives, and had settled into the dismal but dignified routine of office, club, and chambers. And now came the most cruel trial, for the hideous truth dawned on me that the world I found so indispensable could after all dispense with me. It was all very well for Lady Ashleigh to assure me that I was deeply missed; but a letter from F, who was one of the party, written 'in haste, just starting to shoot', and coming as a tardy reply to one of my cleverest, made me aware that the house party had suffered little from my absence, and that few sighs were wasted on me, even in the quarter which I had assumed to have been discreetly alluded to by the underlined

75. The Riddle Of The Sands By Erskine Childers Detailed Book Review Other books by Erskine Childers (click here) Review Summary of The Riddle of the Sands by author Erskine Childers. The shock of this book on its release http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/info_20635.asp

The Riddle of the Sands - Erskine Childers Book Review Enter a book review (click here) and become a paid scholar! Books Movies Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mystery/Thriller ... New book search (click here) Review Summary of The Riddle of the Sands by author Erskine Childers The shock of this book on its release a century ago, set in the years of European tension leading up to the First World War, caused a sensation in Britain by successfully analysing what in military terms can only be called Germany's increasingly 'aggressive posture'. Childers did this in a story which broke new ground, as it is generally agreed to be the first straight modern spy thriller, even more remarkable for it being a first novel. With exciting bluff and counterbluff, chases, and manoeuvres, always using credible military and navy knowledge and terms, his popularity endures to this day. His two heroes are duck hunting and holiday sailing off the German/Dutch coast in the North Sea when they stumble on a plot to trial-run a massive sea-borne infantry attack from Germany's Frisian coast (north of Holland and due east of north England). Being full of treacherous sand bars and storms, and suspicious yachting characters and dubious wreck salvagers, this is dangerous work. With plenty of variation in pace and scenery, this storyteller really knew his facts and captured the attitudes and conversation of his era with some style. Childers' descendents are Ian Fleming's Bond novels, and the vast array of war novels published since.

76. AllReaders.com Profile Of Michael JR Jose GK Chesterton Erskine Childers Michael Connelly Stephen Crane Alfred Duggan John Grisham Madeleine L Engle Robert Louis Stevenson http://www.allreaders.com/ProfileView.asp?Name=Michael JR Jose&TopicID=4623

77. AAI | Topic Robert Erskine Childers was born in London on 25th June 1870. His father was a professor of language at the London University and his mother was Anna Barton http://www.askaboutireland.ie/show_narrative_page.do?page_id=818

78. Erskine Childers - Penguin Books Authors - Penguin Books Find information on Erskine Childers, including popular titles and books by Erskine Childers. Read more with Penguin Books. http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000006772,00.html

SYM=GetSymbol('BIO'); general title author ISBN advanced search Home Page Site Map Search for Titles by Subject ... Image Information Erskine Childers Robert Esrkine Childers was born in 1870 to Anglo-Irish parents, and was raised in Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge, and from 1895 to 1910 was a clerk in the House of Commons. During his long holidays he spent time sailing the North Sea and the Channel in a tiny yacht, and explored the shoals of the German, Dutch and Danish coasts. He volunteered at the outbreak of the Boer War and afterwards wrote a personal record, In the Ranks of the C. I. V., which was the fifth volume of The Times History of the War in South Africa , as well as two other books exposing the antiquated uses of cavalry against modern armaments. He published his only novel, The Riddle of the Sands , in 1903. He married Mary (Molly) Alden Osgood, whom he had met on a visit to Boston, in 1904 In 1910 he resigned his post at the House of Commons in order to be free to work for the Irish cause, and the following year published The Framework of Home Rule , advocating full dominion status for Ireland. During the First World War he did reconnaissance work in the Royal Naval Air Service, served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and then as an Intelligence Officer. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. After the war he settled in Ireland to work and write for its complete independence.

79. Classics Of Naval Literature By Erskine Childers : Green Apple Books : by Childers, Erskine. Publisher Information Naval Institute Press 1991. Hardcover without Dust Jacket. Condition VG ISBN 0870216015 Book ID (sku) 112170 http://www.greenapplebooks.com/cgi-bin/mergatroid/112170.html

Search our warehouse inventory: home advanced search browse by category frequently asked questions ... contact us Classics of Naval Literature by Childers, Erskine Publisher Information: Naval Institute Press 1991 Hardcover without Dust Jacket No markings. Condition: VG ISBN: Book ID (sku): Price: DVDs Upcoming Events Staff Picks! Helpful and friendly book and music lovers without the indie attitude. It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis Signet Classics Buy Now >> Join Our Mailing List Email: Kevin's Recent KFOG Picks! Hotel Babylon Blue Hen / Penguin Buy Now >> The KFOG Archives! The Easy-Bake Oven Gourmet David Hoffman Running Press Buy Now >> terms contact us security ... sitemap

80. Erskine Childers - Penguin Classics Authors - Penguin Classics Find information on Erskine Childers, including popular titles and books by Erskine Childers. Read more with Penguin Classics. http://us.penguinclassics.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,10_1000006772,00.html

SYM=GetSymbol('BIO'); Biography More by Erskine Childers Image Information Erskine Childers Robert Esrkine Childers was born in 1870 to Anglo-Irish parents, and was raised in Ireland. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Cambridge, and from 1895 to 1910 was a clerk in the House of Commons. During his long holidays he spent time sailing the North Sea and the Channel in a tiny yacht, and explored the shoals of the German, Dutch and Danish coasts. He volunteered at the outbreak of the Boer War and afterwards wrote a personal record, In the Ranks of the C. I. V., which was the fifth volume of The Times History of the War in South Africa , as well as two other books exposing the antiquated uses of cavalry against modern armaments. He published his only novel, The Riddle of the Sands , in 1903. He married Mary (Molly) Alden Osgood, whom he had met on a visit to Boston, in 1904 In 1910 he resigned his post at the House of Commons in order to be free to work for the Irish cause, and the following year published The Framework of Home Rule , advocating full dominion status for Ireland. During the First World War he did reconnaissance work in the Royal Naval Air Service, served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and then as an Intelligence Officer. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. After the war he settled in Ireland to work and write for its complete independence.

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Page 4     61-80 of 102    Back | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | Next 20