Review
"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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating." -"TLS --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"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"
"There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating." -"TLS"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
Book Description
A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. One of twelve Arthur Ransome titles reissued this month
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Description
Another adventure by the author of "Swallows and Amazons".
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Back Cover
Reunited for the summer, the Swallows and Amazons with Dick and Dorothea set off to discover a lost gold mine. But they soon run into all sorts of trouble. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat, who's certainly a spy. How can they keep working without him discovering what they've found?
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
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.
