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Erskine Childers
Immortalized as the author of The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers led a life quite as enigmatic and adventurous as his classic novel. Childers was orphaned at an early age. Though he was brought up in County Wicklow, he received an English education that culminated in a clerkship to the House of Commons, voluntary service in the Boer War, and the writing of his great novel. Thus far he appeared patriotic, imperialist and largely conformist. But marriage to a strong-willed Bostonian and an increasing interest in the affairs of Ireland led to his questioning the imperial Zeitgeist. At first this took constitutional forms, but such was Childers' frustration with progress towards any manne...
The Framework of Home Rule
"The Framework of Home Rule" is an ancient nonfiction story book written by Erskine Childers. Childers' paintings, set against the context of the early twentieth century, whilst tensions between Ireland and Britain had been at their top, offers a thorough evaluation of the historical, accredited, and constitutional factors that make up the house rule argument. Childers gives a radical framework for knowledge the thoughts and realities of home rule, addressing key issues together with sovereignty, illustration, and Ireland's connection to the British Empire. Drawing on his very own experiences as a proponent of Irish independence, Childers offers insights into the political dynamics of the time and pushes for an amicable and democracy method to the Irish afflicted times. His careful studies and persuasive language make "The Framework of Home Rule" a crucial examine for anybody interested by Irish history and the struggle for self-dedication. Erskine Childers' book remains a seminal addition to the investigation of Irish politics, informing debates on themes of autonomy and governance in Ireland and elsewhere.
The Tragedy of Erskine Childers
The story of Erskine Childers, a highly talented eccentric and the father of the modern genre of spy adventure novels. It tells of how his intense support of Irish Nationalism involving spying, gun running and conspiracy eventually led to his execution by firing squad in Ireland in 1923.
The Zeal of the Convert
“Erskine Childers, one of the unsung heroes of Ireland’s struggle for independence, was born in England, spent his boyhood in Ireland, then went to Cambridge University. He fought for England in the Boer War and as an aviator in World War I, publishing his widely praised novel The Riddle of the Sands in 1903. He became involved in Irish politics in 1908 as an advocate of home rule, smuggled guns to Irish liberationists, and in 1919 joined Sinn Fein, the extreme wing of the freedom fighters. His martyrdom is stirringly related by Wilkinson.” —Publishers Weekly
The Riddle of the Sands Illustrated
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. It has been made into feature-length films for both cinema and television. The novel "owes a lot to the wonderful adventure novels of writers like Rider Haggard, that were a staple of Victorian Britain".[1] It was a spy novel that "established a formula that included a mass of verifiable detail, which gave authenticity to the story - the same ploy that would be used so well by John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carré and many oth...
Dangerous Waters
Erskine Childers fathered the modern genre of spy adventures. Unlike other spy novelists, however, Childers himself led a life involving spying, gun-running, and conspiracy, and a constant search for adventure and danger, which led in the end to his execution by firing squad in Ireland in 1923. "Dangerous Waters: The Life and Death of Erskine Childers tells the extraordinary story of a brilliant and highly talented eccentric, whose fervent support of Irish nationalism, though foddor for his novels, also led to his untimely death.
War and the Arme Blanche
Reproduction of the original: War and the Arme Blanche by Erskine Childers
Damned Englishman
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