Description
About the Author
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.
Reviews
One could hardly have a better story * Times Literary Supplement *
The best kind of adventure story * Observer *
Thrilling episodes * The Times *
Mr Ransome's style is highly distinguished, his narrative hair-raising, credible and amusing * Spectator *
Book Information
ISBN 9780099427179
Author Arthur Ransome
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Red Fox
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 255g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm