Meeting up with Mate Peggy – part two
In the feature film ‘Swallows and Amazons’ (1974) the part of Peggy Blackett was played by Lesley Bennett. She was an experienced dingy sailor and enjoyed …
Swallows and Amazons
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Meeting up with Peggy Blackett – from the film ‘Swallows & Amazons’ (1974)
When the original feature film of ‘Swallows & Amazons’ was made in 1973, Peggy Blackett was played by Lesley Bennett. She can be seen here on location at Bank Ground Farm above Coniston Water in the Lake District. For the …
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I Did Mean to Go to Sea: Sailing Nancy Blackett in Holland – Part 2
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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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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Swallows and Amazons: changing fashions in children’s books
It’s almost exactly 50 years since I last read this book, and I’ve given it another star. I think I’ve read it three times, and found it better each time…
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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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Swallows and Amazons audiobook (review)
I don’t recall where I first read about the book Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome. If I had to guess, I would say one of the homeschooling catalogs I receive. Regardless, ever since then, it…
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A Special Saturday Day-Sail on Nancy Blackett
The Nancy Blackett Trust’s Sailing Secretary John Smith tells the story of a very special day out sailing Nancy Blackett for two of the Trust’s members…
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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 …