Briefly the story is about two groups of children, a group of four siblings - the Swallows, and the other, two sisters - the Amazons, who are enamored with sailing and of being outdoors and live a rich fantasy revolving around these two bltadwin.rus: K. Swallows and Amazons introduces the lovable Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat island, the able-bodied catboat Swallow, and the two intrepid Amazons, Nancy and Peggy Blackett. The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in for children, for grownups, for anyone captivated by the world of adventure and imagination.4/5(K).
Today Ransome is best known for his Swallows and Amazons series of novels, ( - ). All remain in print and have been widely translated. Arthur Ransome died in June and is buried at Rusland in the Lake District. by Ransome, Arthur. Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was first published in It is set in the Lake District between the two World Wars. At the time Ransome had been working as a journalist with the Manchester Guardian, but decided to become a full-time author rather than go. Arthur Michell Ransome CBE (18 January - 3 June ) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk bltadwin.ru books remain popular and Swallows and Amazons is the basis for a tourist industry around.
There is also the British-based group, The Arthur Ransome Society, which has an international membership. The series begins with Swallows and Amazons, published in It tells the story of the Walker family children, who sail a dinghy named Swallow, and the Blackett family children, who sail a dinghy named Amazon. Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was published in It is set in the Lake District in August during the last fortnight of the summer List of characters in Arthur Ransome books. Swallows: John, Susan, Titty, Roger [7 yrs. old] Walker; Amazons: Ruth, Margaret; Captain Flint Jim Turner. Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in , 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 , he wrote Swallows and Amazons.
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