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	The Duellists / The Riddle in the Sands Soundtrack Reviews @ Movie Music . com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		By contrast, The Riddle of the Sands is a much more conventional score, but Blake's dramatic sensibilities created an engaging action score that works well as a companion piece to The Duellists.
		The tone of The Riddle of the Sands is more operatic than that of The Duellists, perhaps making it more accessible, despite the fact that the The Duellists is the more well-known film.
		The sound on The Duellists is slightly better than that of The Riddle of the Sands, probably because the former score was recorded with instrumental combinations of various size, rarely the entire orchestra.
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	Sheridan House: Reviews
		Carruthers, one of the two main characters in The Riddle of the Sands, has circulated stories of German activities in the region to the British Admiralty and English press, but there is little concern over the reports.
		The Riddle of the Sands was published in 1903 about events that took place in 1902.
		“Riddle of The Sands, Erskine Childers' classic novel about adventure on the high seas and an ordinary man swept up in extraordinary events, has been a favorite since it was published in 1903.
	www.sheridanhouse.com /reviews/shadowinthesandsreview.html (839 words)

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	Project Gutenberg Etext of The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
		Project Gutenberg Etext Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers Copyright laws are changing all over the world, be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before posting these files!!
		Not even the searching wind could mar the ecstasy of that plunge down to smooth, seductive sand, where I buried greedy fingers and looked through a medium blue, with that translucent blue, fairy-faint and angel-pure, that you see in perfection only in the heart of ice.
		But, as you see, these sands are intersected here and there by channels, very shallow and winding, exactly like those behind the Frisian Islands.
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	The Duellists/The Riddle of the Sands
		The Riddle of the Sands, directed by documentarian Tony Maylam, is a desolate spy thriller based on the 1903 novel by Erskine Childers (who would later go on to form the Irish political party Sinn Fein).
		As with The Duellists, the thing which The Riddle of the Sands has going for it is the strength of its main theme, a powerful, lyrical melody which Blake freely admits was influenced by Wagner's Ring Cycle.
		THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS composed and conducted by Howard Blake.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /duellistcd.htm (868 words)

	New Statesman: "I die loving England" - Books - Riddle of the Sands - Book Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Riddle of the Sands is about two young Englishmen sailing around Germany's eerie East Frisian Islands, who uncover a Prussian plot to invade England.
		The Riddle of the Sands can be read as an eyewitness report of contemporary espionage, but also as an account of one of the most pivotal epochs in modern European history.
		Yet, despite its alarmist intent, The Riddle of the Sands is not remotely anti-German.
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	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts features \| Sudan: Ancient Treasures, British Museum, London
		Sand is the first thing you become aware of.
		All of these are just objects now, dead, encased, as ancient as the decaying sand faces of the rulers of Kush.
		In this time, kingdoms and religions rose and fell in the sand, but a single thread of human creativity - as well as violence - persisted.
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	The Riddle of the Sands
		One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long suspicious years leading up to the First World War.
		'Riddle of the sands' excels in capturing the unique flavor of the half land / half sea stretch on Germany's island-coast between Holland and Denmark.
		A flat, empty, and thinly populated area, having its large stretches of sand regularly flooded by the tide.
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	Riddle Of The Sands by Erskine Childers 27
		The swell was dying away, the channel narrowing; dusky and weird on the starboard hand stretched leagues of new-risen sand.
		A cry came from the lighter, and I remember I was just thinking 'What the dickens'll happen to her?' when the end came; a _euthanasia_ so mild and gradual (for the sands are fringed with mud) that the disaster was on us before I was aware of it.
		There was just the tiniest premonitory shuddering as our keel clove the buttery medium, a cascade of ripples from either beam, and the wheel jammed to rigidity in my hands, as the tug nestled up to her resting-place.
	www.classicbookshelf.com /library/erskine_childers/riddle_of_the_sands/27 (4852 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Arts features \| Riddle of the sands
		Down a dark wood-shuttered corridor, a mound of sand fills the next gallery, partially submerging the white pillars of the space.
		The only choice is to return to the beginning and start again, through the gallery lobby and up a second staircase, to find myself standing on the edge of a desert, the sand piling towards the far wall, looking across the emptiness towards the half-submerged building.
		And then, having begun again, the revelation of the desert, a vision as agoraphobic and empty as the earlier spaces were claustrophobic.
	www.guardian.co.uk /arts/features/story/0,11710,1213872,00.html (1202 words)

	18, The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903
		Below us lay the sands on one side and rank fens on the other, interspersed with squares of pasture ringed in with ditches.
		This involved a détour to the bridge in the village, and a stealthy avoidance of the post-office, for dread of its garrulous occupant.
		Then we followed the dyke in the other direction, and ended by a circuit over the sands, which were fast being covered by the tide, and so back to the yacht.
	www.eldritchpress.org /rec/r18.html (1747 words)

	Riddle of the Sands, The at Audiobooks Online - Cassette, CD, MP3 audio books
		First published in 1903, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the Second World War.
		Erskine Childers (1879-1922) was raised in Ireland and educated at Cambridge.
		He became famous in 1903 with the publication of his only novel, The Riddle of the Sands.
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	Amazon.com: Books: The Riddle of the Sands (Penguin Classics) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Being tired of his neglected position in "society," he accepts it to go to the North Sea only to find that he is involved in a mystery, or "the riddle of the Sands." His friend claims there's something in the air, something hiding behind the misty coast of Germany.
		As a story, "The Riddle of the Sands" is far from perfect.
		It is full of authentic descriptions of local landscapes (the author actually cruised his yacht there), but at the same time frequent reference to the geographical data and nautical terms are a bit wearisome to readers, and moreover, the narrator often refers us to the maps in the appendix.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0141181656?v=glance (1834 words)

	The Riddle of the Sands - FICTION CLASSICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		For over a century, The Riddle of the Sands has held a special place in the affections of sailing enthusiasts and thriller fans alike.
		Now reissued in an affordable hardcover edition, The Riddle of the Sands is certain to attract a whole new generation of devotees.
		An accomplished yachtsman, Childers wrote The Riddle of the Sands when he was thirty years old.
	www.sheridanhouse.com /catalog/fictionclassics/riddleof.html (283 words)

	The Riddle of the Sands CED Web Page
		This is a picture of Robert Erskine Childers taken during the Boer War, about the same time as the fictional events of "The Riddle of the Sands." He was born on June 25, 1870 and was about thirty years old at the time.
		This map, spanning the coasts of England, Holland, Germany, and Denmark, shows the general area where the action of "The Riddle of the Sands" takes place.
		During the next sync operation the riddle.prc file will be placed on your Palm OS, Pocket PC, or Windows CE handheld, and the complete 1903 Erskine Childers book may be read on the device using a reader application like iSilo.
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	Riddle of the Sands - Chapter 14 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was a barely possible feat for a boat of our low speed to perform in only two tides; and though we just succeeded, it was only by dint of tireless vigilance and severe physical strain.
		All I thought of was Davies's last words, and saw him astray on the sands, with no light to guide him back, the tide rising, and a heavy load.
		Looking next at the sands outside, I noticed that across them and towards each outlet a line of booms was marked, showing that there was some sort of tidal approach to the village, evidently formed by the scour of the little stream.
	www.worldwideschool.com /library/books/lit/drama/RiddleoftheSands/chap14.html (2733 words)

	Riddle Of The Sands by Erskine Childers eBook by BookRags
		Riddle Of The Sands by Erskine Childers eBook by BookRags
		It faltered when I turned out my gun in the evening and thought of the grouse it ought to have accounted for.
		But I did not care to enlighten K—, whose comments I knew would be provokingly envious or wounding to my pride in some way.
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	The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Oxford World's Classics) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved (Classics of Naval Literature)
		But what this seems more like is a very fine sailing yarn, far more detailed in its technicalities than a Forsyth or even a Clancy would write today, with a espionage element thrown in to give it direction.
		The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service (Oxford World's Classics) Review: I was recently reminded what a terrific story awaits those who are invited on an odd duck hunt in the North Sea by an old Oxford chum, and mysteriously requested to bring along a pair of rigging screws, 1 3/8, galvanized...
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	Amazon.ca: Books: The Riddle of the Sands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This novel is a perennial favorite among small-boat sailors, and is certainly "riddled" with enough sailing jargon to perplex most landlubbers.
		All of this is, however, very neatly integrated into a spy story that, like many of Buchan's wonderful novels, starts with the slenderest of threads and challenges the characters to figure out the skullduggery using sheer wit and intelligence.
		I'm not sure if "Riddle of the Sands" is indeed the first modern espionage thriller (what about Arthur Conan Doyle?), but it is a perfect insight into period attitudes and fears.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/962634055X (1245 words)

	BookkooB: The Riddle of the Sands - Erskine Childers, Peter Hawkins
		The Riddle of the Sands: 1800 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms Library)
		Above you will see a list of UK book stores, along with their stock and price details for Riddle of the Sands: 1800 Headwords by Erskine Childers, Peter Hawkins.
		View other editions of The Riddle of the Sands.
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	THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS - Erskine Childers - Penguin Classics
		A simple invitation to join his friend Davies on a yachting experience in the Baltic is the beginning of an extraordinary and dangerous adventure for the bored and worldly but clever Carruthers.
		As the two of them navigate the waters and treacherous, shifting sands of the Frisian Islands on board the Dulcibella, it is soon clear to Carruthers that Davies has more on his mind than a little duck shooting.
		As they encounter danger at every turn, Carruthers warms to his courageous and brave-hearted friend and through him begins to discover new strengths within himself and a sense of moral purpose.
	www.penguinclassics.co.uk /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,10_0141181656,00.html (153 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : The Riddle of the Sands : Main
		One of the earliest English spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, is th...
		One of the earliest English spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, is the basis for this movie.
		In the story, it is 1901, and England is at the height of its power and influence in the world.
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	Childers, Erskine - THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS, a Record of Secret Service - The marketplace for secondhand, rare, and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Weiter zum Titel: The Riddle of the Sands.
		Weiter zum Titel: The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service.
		A simple invitation to join his friend Davies on a yachting expedition in the Baltic is the beginning of an extraordinary and dangerous adventure for the bored and worldly but clever Carruthers.
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	Howard BLAKE - The Duellists & The Riddle of the Sands: Film Music CD Reviews- December 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The low budget of the film did not prevent the music being recorded with the National Philharmonic Orchestra - as indeed was The Riddle of the Sands - and both the performances and sound are first rate, with no evidence of deterioration of the mastertapes.
		The Riddle of the Sands was based on the famous Erskine Childers' adventure novel of the same name, and at the time of release in 1979 much was expected of the reunion of Michael York and Jenny Agutter following their starring roles in Logan's Run (1976).
		The success of that film was not to be repeated, and like The Duellists, The Riddle of the Sands sank without trace.
	www.musicweb-international.com /film/2000/dec00/duellists.html (736 words)

	Riddle of the Sands - Chapter 19 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Then Davies was striding over the sand, and a girl--I could see her now--was coming to meet him.
		There was now no muddy Rubicon to obstruct us, for the tide had risen a good deal, and the sands were covering.
		I offered again to take the sculls, but she took no notice and rowed on, so that I was a silent passenger on the stem seat till we reached her boat, a spruce little yacht's gig, built to the native model, with a spoon-bow and tiny lee-boards.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/lit/drama/RiddleoftheSands/chap19.html (3968 words)

	The Shadow in the Sands - FICTION CLASSICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Shadow in the Sands continues the celebrated story of maritime intrigue, treachery, and adventure begun in Erskine Childers'; timeless thriller The Riddle of the Sands.
		Working class hero Charlie Webb, a young racing skipper with a reputation for winning at all costs, accepts an invitation from the Duke of Leominster to attend a secret meeting in London.
		He has spent much of his life in, on, or under the water, and has owned a "distressing number of sailboats" in waters ranging from the Baltic to Puget Sound to the Far East to the Great Lakes.
	www.sheridanhouse.com /catalog/fictionclassics/shadowinthesands.html (320 words)

	11, The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers, 1903
		Looking more attentively I noticed that outside the line of buoys patches of the surface heaved and worked; in one or two places streaks and circles of white were forming; in the midst of one such circle a sleek mauve hump had risen, like the back of a sleeping whale.
		The yacht rose and sank to a little swell, but my first impression was one of wonder at the calmness of the sea, for the wind blew fresh and free from horizon to horizon.
		The other is a huge congeries of banks, its base resting on the Hanover coast, two of its sides tolerably clean and even, and the third, that facing the north-west, ribboned and lacerated by the fury of the sea, which has eaten out deep cavities and struck hungry tentacles far into the interior.
	www.rtpnet.org /robroy/books/rec/r11.html (2621 words)

	Tony Maylam - Filmplan - The Riddle of the Sands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tony Maylam - Filmplan - The Riddle of the Sands
		“Films with an authentic small boat interest are few and far between, so Rank’s just-released version of Erskine Childers’ classic small-boat yarn, The Riddle of the Sands, is likely to be high on the most non-cinema minded sailing family.
		One must say at the outset, that for accuracy in detail, this is probably the best sailing film ever made for the cinema.
	www.filmplan.com /Filmplan9_files/page0003.htm (292 words)

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