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Swallows and Amazons

  • Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics

  • ISBN: 9780099572794

  • Length: 528  Pages

  • Dimensions: 188mm x 33mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 344g

  • RRP: £7.99

Swallows and Amazons

'Swallows and Amazons for ever!'

The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-Seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under open skies, swim in clear water and go fishing for their dinner. But their days are disturbed by the Blackett sisters, the fierce Amazon pirates. The Swallows and Amazons decide to battle it out, and so begins a summer of unforgettable discoveries and incredible adventures.

BACKSTORY: Crack the Swallow's code and learn all about the adventurous author.

  • Imprint: Vintage Children's Classics

  • ISBN: 9780099572794

  • Length: 528  Pages

  • Dimensions: 188mm x 33mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 344g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • "I read the entire series of Arthur Ransome's children's books as a child and thought they were absolutely fantastic. They were full of adventure, all sorts of exciting things happened and they were truly inspirational"

    Daily Express

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About the Author

Arthur Ransome

Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in l884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in l917, 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 l929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post.

Arthur Ransome

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