Secret Water (Swallows And Amazons)

Author: Ransome, Arthur

Brand: Red Fox

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 01-10-2001

Part Number: 9780099427230

Details: Product Description
John, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while living on the biggest one. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk in the islands - and is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack. ?
Review
A magnificent exploring adventure ―
Times Literary Supplement
From the Back Cover
“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
About the Author
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 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. Ransome died in 1967. He and his wife Evgenia lie buried in the churchyard of St Paul's Church, Rusland, in the southern Lake District.

EAN: 9780099427230

Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English