The ultimate children's classic - long summer days filled with adventure. Newly re-issued using Ransome's original illustrations to celebrate the 80th anniversary of publication.
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; so began a writing career which has produced some of the best children's treasures of all time. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post.
I absolutely loved this book as a boy…. The simple line drawings
were just wonderful; they gave the feeling of wide open spaces and
freedom.
*Tony Ross*
My childhood simply would not have been the same without this book.
It created a whole world to explore, one that lasted long in the
imagination after the final page had been read
*Markus Sedgwick*
All the thrills of Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe
*Daily Telegraph*
The very stuff of play
*The Guardian*
Thrilling not only to young readers fond of the sea, but also to
older readers who remember how they enjoyed sea stories when they
themselves were young
*Scotsman*
I absolutely loved this book as a boy.... The simple line drawings
were just wonderful; they gave the feeling of wide open spaces and
freedom. -- Tony Ross
My childhood simply would not have been the same without this book.
It created a whole world to explore, one that lasted long in the
imagination after the final page had been read -- Markus
Sedgwick
All the thrills of Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe * Daily
Telegraph *
The very stuff of play * The Guardian *
Thrilling not only to young readers fond of the sea, but also to
older readers who remember how they enjoyed sea stories when they
themselves were young * Scotsman *
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