Arthur Ransome

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 1567924816
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swallowdale written by Arthur Ransome and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Walker family endures a shipwreck, discovers a secret cave and valley, builds a camp on the mainland, and goes hiking in the mountains.

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 1567926398
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pigeon Post written by Arthur Ransome and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 1983 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For anyone who loves sailing and adventure, Arthur Ransome's classic Swallows and Amazons series stands alone. Originally published in the UK over a half century ago, these books are still eagerly read by children, despite their length and their decidedly British protagonists. We attribute their success to two facts: first, Ransome is a great storyteller and, second, he clearly writes from first-hand experience. Independence and initiative are qualities any child can understand and every volume in this collection celebrates these virtues. The crew's on holiday for their sixth adventure, and they turn their energies to mining for gold, aided by pigeon messengers Homer, Sophocles, and Sappho. The adventurers comb the nearby hills for a fabled lost claim, while being shadowed by a mysterious figure they dub "squashy hat." Undeterred by drought, sudden brushfires, and the continuing presence of Squashy Hat, the young prospectors persevere in their quest -- with surprising results. Full of the dangers and dark adventures of old mines and forgotten claims, Pigeon Post has an irresistible appeal to the persistent explorer in every child.

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456636383
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons Series #1) written by Arthur Ransome and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate children's classic - long summer days filled with adventure. John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, challenge them to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues. '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' - Marcus Sedgwick

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359880797
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Six (Swallows and Amazons #9) written by Arthur Ransome and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1941 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448161444
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coot Club written by Arthur Ransome and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Let fly jib sheet! Slack away main! Fenders out!’ Dick and Dorothea – also known as The Ds – arrive in Norfolk all ready to learn how to sail. They couldn’t hope for a better teacher than Tom Dudgeon. But Tom is in a spot of trouble. After seeing the beastly Margoletta moored clean across the nests of his beloved coots, Tom set the motorcruiser adrift. Now the enemy have offered a bounty on his head. Can they save the birds’ nest from almost certain destruction? Will they avoid being caught by the awful Hullabaloos? Only some brave friends and quick thinking stands between them and disaster... Includes exclusive material: In ‘The Backstory’ you can test your knowledge of the book, learn about the adventurous author and get some handy facts about birds and boats. Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Racundra's" First Cruise written by Arthur Ransome and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jon Sparks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781841145990
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arthur Ransome's Lake District written by Jon Sparks and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award winning writer and photographer Jon Sparks has produced an in-depth guide to the Lake District landscapes, which in many places has changed remarkably little since Arthur Ransome's time.

Author : Roland Chambers
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 1567924174
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Englishman written by Roland Chambers and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2012 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Ransome, best known for the Swallows and Amazons series, led a double, and often tortured, life. Before his fame as an author, he was notorious for very different reasons: between 1917 and 1924, he was the Russian correspondent for the Daily News and the Manchester Guardian, and his sympathy for the Bolshevik regime gave him access to its leaders, politics, and plots. He was friends with Karl Radek, the Bolshevik's Chief of Propaganda, and Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder of the secret police. In this biography, Chambers explores the tensions Ransome felt between his allegiance to England's decencies and the egalitarian Bolshevik vision, between the Lake Country he loved and always considered home and the lure of the Russian steppes to which he repeatedly returned. What emerges is not only history, but also the story of an immensely troubled man not entirely at home in either culture or country.

Author : Christina Hardyment
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780711232976
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of Arthur Ransome written by Christina Hardyment and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Ransome is most famous as a childrens author, but he was also a literary critic, a foreign correspondent, a fisherman and a sailor. Arthur Ransome at Home and Aboard offers a new aspect of this many-faceted man by showing him in his domestic context, telling the story of his childhood, his two wives and his daughter.

Author : Arthur Ransome
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446483770
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Northern? written by Arthur Ransome and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I was wrong,' said Captain Flint. 'He's not mad but bad. It isn't only eggs he wants. He wants to take the credit for it. You're quite right. It's up to us, it's up to the ship, to see he doesn't.'Dick's birdwatching discovery turns the cruise of the Sea Bear into a desperate chase. Not only do the Swallows and Amazons have to prove the facts of the case but they also have to dodge the savage natives and evade the ruthless pursuit of a fanatic egg-collector, determined to kill a pair of rare birds and steal the credit. Fortunately, Nancy has a few plans.