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"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"
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"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." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's a long hot summer holiday, and the Swallows, Amazons and Ds decide to spend it in the hills. They are on a hunt for gold and they train pigeons to carry messages to Mrs Blackett so she can make sure that they are all right. They know that a friend called Timothy is coming to stay, but who or what is he? Things turn out very differently to how the children expect. It is a very good book by Arthur Ransome.
by Jessie Acton, aged 9.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Pigeon Post is a timeless adventure story for kids who love the outdoors, and although this is the 6th book in the Swallows and Amazons series, can be read as a stand-alone story too. Previous novels in the Swallows and Amazons series are (in order): Swallows and Amazons (1930), Swallowdale (1931), Peter Duck (1932), Winter Holiday (1933), and Coot Club (1934).
Set in the Lake District, the stories follow the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger (the Swallows); Nancy and Peggy (the Amazons); and Dick and Dorothea (the D's). In this book all of the children are reunited for their summer holiday, and they set off with their camping gear to go prospecting for gold, hoping to surprise Captain Flint with an ingot of gold when he returns from his travels. They soon run into trouble (of course) and seem to have a rival in their hunt for treasure, in the form of a man they call Squashy Hat. Squashy Hat is definitely a spy and must be kept a watchful eye on at all times. This is difficult as it's a hot and dry summer, with water in scarce supply, so the troops are having to camp further away from their mining hills than they'd like. They'd far rather be camping in the true wilds and cooking for themselves like real adventurers... maybe they can find a way...
A really good adventure story that has easily stood the test of time and can be enjoyed by children & adults alike.
Set in the Lake District, the stories follow the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger (the Swallows); Nancy and Peggy (the Amazons); and Dick and Dorothea (the D's). In this book all of the children are reunited for their summer holiday, and they set off with their camping gear to go prospecting for gold, hoping to surprise Captain Flint with an ingot of gold when he returns from his travels. They soon run into trouble (of course) and seem to have a rival in their hunt for treasure, in the form of a man they call Squashy Hat. Squashy Hat is definitely a spy and must be kept a watchful eye on at all times. This is difficult as it's a hot and dry summer, with water in scarce supply, so the troops are having to camp further away from their mining hills than they'd like. They'd far rather be camping in the true wilds and cooking for themselves like real adventurers... maybe they can find a way...
A really good adventure story that has easily stood the test of time and can be enjoyed by children & adults alike.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In this sixth 'S & A' adventure, summer has come once more, and the Swallows are back in the Lake District, together with the two D's, on another holiday with their boating friends, the Amazon pirates. This time, the children desert the lake and take instead to the High Topps, prospecting for gold.
While adult readers will be unable to do other than admire the children's enthusiasm (sufficiently infectious to draw most young readers into it wholesale), they will probably have a feeling of impending disaster from quite early on, in this book. The Amazons' impetuous natures, combined with the others' general inexperience and limited knowledge of mining and its chemistry, lead them all (except, perhaps, the more sensible Susan!) into more scrapes, as well as rather more dangerous situations, than usual.
This leads to a different (but no less absorbing) desire to keep reading this tale than that likely to affect the more naïve younger reader. Both young and old are, nevertheless, likely to spend much of the time on tenterhooks during this book, as the young prospectors explore old mine workings, try their hand at charcoal burning and build and operate a blast furnace in their camp, out on the tinder-dry fells! For once, one can only feel something of a sense of relief that times have changed since 1936, when this was written! One can't help feeling - and being grateful for the fact - that modern children would not be terribly interested in repeating some of the activities undertaken here.
In summary, then, "Pigeon Post" is every bit as exciting (and at times far more nerve-wracking) and educational as the other books in this series: another winner from Arthur Ransome.
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Excellent book!
Book arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Very pleased overall. This is the 2nd Arthur Ransome book I've read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by DNis
Probably the best in the series
Pigeon Post is probably the best episode in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series. It contains all the usual hardships of an adventure as the eight children spend their... Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
Jolly good read
It's interesting to delve back in time to see what middle class kids got up to in the '30's.I know my parents weren't prospesting for gold or sailing their dinghy in the lake... Read more
Published 20 months ago by David Turner
Timeless and brilliant
Ransome is at his best in this wonderfully rich, packed novel which shows up sharply how thin contemporary children's literature tends to be. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Tana W
A very good book about the Swallows, Amazons and Ds
The Swallows, Amazons and Ds have come home for the holidays. They have found a new way of communication and some GOLD! Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2000
Action & adventure in the Lake District
Swallows & Amazons together again camping in the hills above the lake. An adventure tale involving prospecting for gold, lost mines, a mysterious stranger and a forest fire. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2000
A really good book but different than Swallows and Amazons
I recommend reading Swallows and Amazons, the first book in the series, first.
I liked Pigeon Post, because it was a different style of book than Swallows and Amazons. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999
Book five in the Swallows and Amazons series
Arthur Ransome continues the story of the swallows and amazons in this wonderful book. Once again we find ourselves lost in the world of adventure that Ransome created. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 1996
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