so Erskine Childers’ “The Riddle of the Sands” (1903) is a pioneering spy novel — and still near the top of the heap. Childers’ story of Britons trying to foil German spies takes place ...

Why do the two young Englishmen, Davis and Carruthers, go on a sailing trip through the sailing trip through the North German Wadden Sea? Why are they putting themselves and their boat in danger?

His was a life of tragic gallantry and compromised loyalties, issues very much at the heart of his sole novel, “The Riddle of the Sands ... central character, Carruthers (how English can ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...