Swallows and Amazons - Couverture rigide

Ransome, Arthur

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 022460631X ISBN 13 : 9780224606318

Editeur : Jonathan Cape, 1982

Synopsis

Book by Ransome Arthur

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'Swallows and Amazons for ever!'

The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under open skies, swim in clear water and go fishing for their dinner. But their days are disturbed by the Blackett sisters, the fierce Amazon pirates. The Swallows and Amazons decide to battle it out, and so begins a summer of unforgettable discoveries and incredible adventures.

Includes exclusive material: In ‘The Backstory’ you can try to crack the Swallows’ code and learn all about the adventurous author.

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Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Jonathan Cape
• Date d'édition: 1982
• ISBN 10: 022460631X
• ISBN 13: 9780224606318
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384