Starter: Student's Book Издательство: Oxford University Press Жанр: Oxford University Press Качество: Хорошее Страниц: 352 Формат: pdf, fb2, epub «Loosely based on the author's own experiences, «The Riddle of the Sands» takes readers back to the early days of the twentieth century, when Britain shared a tense rivalry with the Kaiser's Germany. Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic, only to discover that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl. Soon they're on a wild journey of intrigue, meeting danger at every turn, and ultimately unraveling Germany's secret plans to invade England. Tautly written and full of unexpected twists, this is a timeless work of espionage fiction.»
