Abstract
ABSTRACT Espionage depends on the gathering, sifting, reporting, and selling of information. In Erskine Childers’ The Riddle of the Sands, information about a German plot to invade Britain has implications for statehood and military strategy. This novel responds to the changing culture of information and reconnaissance captured by Robert Baden-Powell’s Reconnaissance and Scouting, David Henderson’s The Art of Reconnaissance, and military manuals that give advice on collecting information about enemy positions and armaments. Drawing on the resources of reconnaissance and espionage, Childers urges the British government to develop a North Sea defence policy while preparing citizens to defend themselves against invasion.
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