{"product_id":"the-picts-and-the-martyrs-or-not-welcome-at-all-swallows-and-amazons","title":"The Picts and the Martyrs: or Not Welcome At All (Swallows And Amazons)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ransome, Arthur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-10-2001\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099427278\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe dreaded Great Aunt has invited herself to stay with Nancy and Peggy just as their friends Dick and Dorothea arrive for the Summer holiday. Nancy and Peggy have to become Martyrs, wearing dresses and reading poetry (but breaking out at night), while Dick and Dorothea become Picts, secret inhabitants of the country who must never let themselves be seen. It's a desperate gamble to keep everyone out of trouble - but can it possibly work against the eagle eyes of the fearsome Great Aunt?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nReview\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStands out in triumph. It is firm, intelligent, in tune with twentieth-century mentality and well-written ―\u003cbr\u003e\nTimes Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nQuite up to the best standards of its predecessors, and to all old Ransome devotees the return to the lake of the first novels gives an added pleasure ―\u003cbr\u003e\nGlasgow Herald\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nStands out in triumph ―\u003cbr\u003e\nTimes Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom the Back Cover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure.” –\u003cbr\u003e\nObserver\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating.” –\u003cbr\u003e\nTLS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nArthur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099427278\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Fox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50105369526576,"sku":"Trans_9780099427278","price":413.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/A1XbzW-UsNL.jpg?v=1756731586","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-picts-and-the-martyrs-or-not-welcome-at-all-swallows-and-amazons","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}