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by Christina Hardyment (Author) "Three tents were pitched in the shelter of the sea wall ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Frances Lincoln; New edition edition (1 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 071122692X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0711226920
  • Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 170,725 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Not only an essential companion to the Ransome books but a magical transposition of story into reality. (Footsteps )


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Following up clues found amongst the contents of Ransome's old trunk which was bequeathed to Leeds University, Christina Hardyment set out to settle once and for all the questions that have tantalised generations of readers of the Swallows and Amazons books. Are the people real? Are the places true? Following in their footsteps, sailing in their wake, she resolves nearly all of the big questions. She has talked to the Swallows, untangled the mysteries, determined and identified the myriad influences, incidents and locations which Ransome incorporated into his narratives. Now fully revised to account for a further twenty years of research, and newly illustrated with many extra drawings and previously unpublished photographs, this book is not only an essential companion to the Ransome books but a magical transposition of story into reality which will enchant and bewitch Ransome's millions of readers of all ages.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Swallows and Amazons for Real, 25 May 2003
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Like generations of youngsters I read and reread Ransome's books about Swallows and Amazons and had thought the maps looked a bit like Windermere. Christina Hardyment noted the same and went searching in the Lake district for places which Ransome said were all there but moved about a bit to fit the stories. She identifies definitely all but Swallowdale, leaving you several choices for that. There are photographs of the houses used and some of the posed children Ransome used as models for his hand drawn illustrations.

I spent a very enjoyable few days checking out the Lake district sites and can dream of the Norfolk and China sites she has also had a go at identifying. A book for Ransome fans and not just for fireside reading.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid information on Arthur Ransome, 6 Sep 2007
By Owen G. Roberts (Berkshire UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a second edition which benefits from the additional information that has come to light since the first edition was published.
Any Ransome fan will benefit considerably from the contents of this book and the research that went into it.
The book also gains from the inclusion of many relevant pictures and illustrations.
For content it should merit 5 stars but I personally find the writing style a little terse and unfriendly, but then perhaps I am comparing it with Ransome's own style.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious Detective work, 18 Aug 2008
By M. R. N. Shackelford "mark shackelford" (Worthing, UK) - See all my reviews
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For anyone (like me) who spent hours dreaming of being a Swallow (or even an Amazon) and then visiting the Lakes in the hopes of a glimpse of Arthur Ransome's "Real" World, but never being Quite sure... This book is a delight. The author has done some serious research in Ransome's library (which delightfully contains Captain Flint's trunk), and provides us with a wonderful insight into the real places and real people who make up Ransome's Lakes and Broads. Original photos, intriguing maps and all sorts of odds and ends bring Ransome's original stories to light. I am already planning a new holiday in the Lakes - with Real Evidence!
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returned to Ransome after reading some tales as a child, have now read all of them and wanted to know more, this book is well researched and answers many questions about arthur... Read more
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