Young women who conquered the oceans
British sailor Ellen MacArthur was born in landlocked Derbyshire, but developed a fascination for the sport after reading Swallows and Amazons as a child.
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Cards for All Seasons – from the Swallows and Amazons Shop
Send a unique greeting to your family and friends at any time of year with our range of beautiful greetings cards of Nancy Blackett under sail, available now from our Swallows and Amazons shop, with artwork by marine artist Claudia Myatt. “Woodbridge” Our designs include Nancy Blackett sailing past Pin Mill (from “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”) and Woodbridge…
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See The Beautiful New Swallows & Amazons Range in Our Swallows and Amazons Shop
Let us help you get set for Christmas with this stunning new range of Swallows & Amazons teatowels and fine bone china, now available from our Swallows and Amazons shop. The pure cotton teatowels come in three distinctive designs, all featuring illustrations and motifs from Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons”, including the famous quote about duffers: “Better…
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Book Review: Appreciating Arthur Ransome
If you have ever wondered why you like Arthur Ransome’s books so much, the answer might just be that he is a better writer than even you realised.
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Walks Leader Entices Dollar-Spending Outdoor and Literary Enthusiasts to Cumbria
A Yorkshire-based mountaineering and guided walk leader is ready to capitalise on the weakness in Sterling post-Brexit, by creating walking holidays that will appeal to North American and Antipodean outdoor and literature enthusiasts and help them explore some of Cumbria’s rich literary connections.
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Barrow children inspired by Swallows and Amazons trip
Barrow pupils set out on an exciting Lakes adventure to experience the stunning setting of a classic book and film. Children of St George’s CE Primary School enjoyed a Swallows and Amazons inspired trip to Coniston Water.
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Swallows and Amazons Chapter III: As good a native as anyone could wish
The children in these books believe in their status as explorers in the same way that we believed in Santa Claus. On one level, they know that they are children telling each other stories; but at the same time, they make the stories as coherent and comprehensive as possible, so that they can live fully within them.
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Swallows and Amazons and other great classic children’s book-to-film adaptations
To celebrate the release of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons – directed by Philippa Lowthorpe – on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Download from December 12th, we take a look at some of the best book to film adaptations to have captivated young audiences.
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Literary Christmas presents
I’ve been collecting further ideas for Swallows and Amazons presents. Kate Lowe of Bagsymefirst has brought out these pocket mirrors carefully made form re-cycled book pages. Kate also makes a handbags out of old books. She offers a selection but …