Might it be possible to geotag this book to pin all its elements onto a digital map and allow people to access an old out-of-copyright text in a different way via an online/mobile interface? It’s this aspect of the book that first drew us to it as something we could play with digitally. Written in part like a log-book or diary, in an attempt to pass itself as a record of fact, ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ is also curiously date- and location-specific, starting in Flensburg, Germany, on September 26 th and ending in Ostmahorn, Holland, on October 26 th.
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It’s not so much a novel as a manual for action. Most important of all, this is a book that feels very real, and like all the best adventure books, makes you want to get out there yourself to experience the landscape, the weather and the journey. This is sea-spray in the face, cramped quarters, basic grub and oilskins.
The voyage of the “ugly little 5-tonner” Dulcibella described here isn’t a romantic misty-eyed view of yachting. It is, though, a book that has never been out of print, is much loved by small boat sailors everywhere and contains breathtakingly great descriptions of real-life sailing. It’s a story about a world of Edwardian gentlemanly pursuits and crumbling European empires that pretty much got washed away by the Great War. It’s not exactly an easy read, with quite a lot of archaic language and long sentences, and there’s also a certain amount of casual sexism and racism. Published in 1903, it’s a classic ‘ripping yarn’ about two men – Carruthers & Davies – uncovering a dastardly German plot whilst sailing around the Baltic and the Frisian Islands. You may have to select a menu option or click a button.When you’re thinking of an old book to replay and remix into a digital form, ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ by Erskine Childers is, perhaps, not the most obvious choice.
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