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Missee Lee
Arthur Ransome
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Description for Missee Lee
Paperback. The Swallows, Amazons and Captain Flint don't pay much heed to the harbourmaster's friendly warning as they set off for China. They are on a round-the-world voyage aboard the Wild Cat and it's been plain sailing for a hundred ports. But when Gibber, the ship's monkey, accidentally sinks their faithful boat things take a serious turn for the worse. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 390.
‘So long,’ called the harbourmaster. ‘Don’t run into Missee Lee!’
The Swallows, Amazons and Captain Flint don’t pay much heed to the harbourmaster’s friendly warning as they set off for China. They are on a round-the-world voyage aboard the Wild Cat and it’s been plain sailing for a hundred ports. But when Gibber, the ship’s monkey, accidentally sinks their faithful boat things take a serious turn for the worse. Separated, captured, miles from home, the Swallows and Amazons are about to meet their fate and the pirate who holds it: the legendary Missee Lee...
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099589426
SKU
V9780099589426
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in 1917, and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing ... Read more
Reviews for Missee Lee
He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure
Observer
There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating
Times Literary Supplement
Out-and-out thriller
Daily Mail
Observer
There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating
Times Literary Supplement
Out-and-out thriller
Daily Mail