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Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome
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Description for Swallows and Amazons
hardcover. To John, Susan, Titty and Roger, simply being allowed to use the boat, Swallow, to go camping on the island is adventure enough. But they soon find themselves under attack from the fierce Amazon Pirates, Nancy and Peggy. And so begins a summer of battles, alliances, exploration and discovery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YFA; YFC. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 202 x 147 x 35. Weight in Grams: 518.
A master storyteller, sympathetically in touch with real children and their interests, has created characters who are accepted as friends by children everywhere, not to mention plots which are eminently plausible and unexpected.' SUNDAY TIMES, in an article listing Swallows and Amazons among '99 Best Books for Children.
A master storyteller, sympathetically in touch with real children and their interests, has created characters who are accepted as friends by children everywhere, not to mention plots which are eminently plausible and unexpected.' SUNDAY TIMES, in an article listing Swallows and Amazons among '99 Best Books for Children.
Product Details
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224606318
SKU
V9780224606318
Shipping Time
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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 career which ... Read more
Reviews for Swallows and Amazons
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. TLS