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Swallows, Amazons and coots : a reading of Arthur Ransome /

In 1929, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967), a journalist and war correspondent who was on the books of MI6, turned his hand to writing adventure stories for children. The result was Swallows and Amazons and eleven more wonderful books followed, spanning in publication the turbulent years from 1930 to 1947.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lovelock, Julian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : The Lutterworth Press, 2016.
Colección:N/a.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Swallows and Amazons: Explorers, Pirates and Savages
  • 2. Swallowdale: ̀Things Will Go Onward the Same'
  • 3. Peter Duck: Ransome and the Art of Metafiction
  • 4. Winter Holiday: Enter the Callums
  • 5. Coot Club: Ìn the Cider Press'
  • 6. Pigeon Post: The Unlikely Mystery of Squashy Hat
  • 7. We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea: Confronting Reality
  • 8. Secret Water: Growing Up and Apart
  • 9. Big Six: In the Shadow of War
  • 10. Missee Lee: Nancy and the Twenty-Two Gong Taicoon
  • 11. Picts and the Martyrs: Ìmitation and Rehash'?
  • 12. Great Northern?: Not Quite a Grand Finale.