I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 1
Sophie Neville, President of the Arthur Ransome Society and “Titty Walker” in the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, spent a week sailing Nancy Blackett in Dutch waters earlier…
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In Photos: Sophie Neville’s “Swallows and Amazons” Marathon
Here are some additional photos from the “Swallows and Amazons” Marathon Reading that took place on the shore of Coniston Water on 3rd September, kindly provided by Sophie Neville,…
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New book reveals how the 1974 film of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons was made
The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974) will be of interest to anyone who has seen the film, but also to everyone who is a fan of Ransome and his famous book, which tells the story of a summer in 1929 when a group of children camp on an island in the …
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As It Happened: The Marathon Reading of “Swallows and Amazons” at Coniston
Follow the story of the marathon reading of “Swallows and Amazons” from Coniston as it happened, via the tweets of some of the organisers and participants: Getting ready…….
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Literary marathon brings crowds to Coniston
A literary marathon was completed on the shores of Coniston when a team of enthusiasts read all 31 chapters of the children’s classic story, Swallows and Amazons . The novel event brought to an end a summer of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary …
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Arthur Ransome fans gather on shore of Coniston Water for marathon reading of Swallows and Amazons
A LITERARY marathon was completed on the shore of Coniston when a team of enthusiasts read all 31 chapters of the children’s classic story, Swallows and Amazons . The novel event brought to an end a summer of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary …
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Swallows and Amazons actress returns to favourite Lakes location
“Of all the days we spent filming Swallows and Amazons , the fishing scene, shot in a reedy bay on Elterwater, was the one I enjoyed the most,” Sophie recalls. The youngest character, Roger, caught a giant pike which he thought was a shark. A local …
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Marathon readers head to Coniston to celebrate Swallows and Amazons
Emeninent writer Christina Hardyment will start a marathon reading of the classic children’s story Swallows and Amazons at Coniston on Sunday (Sept 3). Ms Hardyment will read chapter one (The Peak in Darien) as a host of celebrities and fans line up to …
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Swallows and Amazons actress set to return to the Lake District
The actress who starred in the children’s classic film Swallows and Amazons is to return to one of her favourite locations in the Lake District. Sophie Neville, who played the imaginative Titty Walker in the 1974 adaptation of the popular book, will …