Robert Gorelangton

Two men in a boat

Robert Gore-Langton on a stage adaptation of the Erskine Childers classic Riddle of the Sands

issue 08 May 2010

Robert Gore-Langton on a stage adaptation of the Erskine Childers classic Riddle of the Sands

The Riddle of the Sands was published in 1903. It was an instant bestseller and has never been out of print since. It’s the story of two young Englishmen who, while sailing off the German coast, unearth a fiendish plot to invade Britain.

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