Swallowdale (Swallows and Amazons, #2)
by Arthur Ransome
5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads
Just as wonderful reading it for the second or third time! 94 more words
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WWW Wednesdays: What Am I Reading? (6)
WWW Wednesdays is a weekly meme that is hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The “rules” are simple – answer the 3 questions below: 130 more words
Commonplace Book, 30
What is a commonplace book? For me, this is a space where I post interesting links, reflections on what I’m reading, and the newest recipes I’ve been trying out — a collection of miscellaneous micro-posts. 288 more words
The National Gallery basement and Arthur Ransome
The National, besides its usual haul of treasure, now has two must-see freebies to lure in the art hound (of which more in another post). And this in addition to the fact that the whole of the basement is now fully opened up to the public for the first time, or at least in this correspondent’s memory. 945 more words
Swallows And Amazons
Philippa Lowthorpe’s take on Arthur Ransome’s much-loved novel is a good-natured throwback, in which four young siblings form a gang while on holiday in the Lake District (‘The Swallows’), only to become embroiled in an adventure involving a rival group (‘The Amazons’) and some rather silly business about spying and secret agents on the cusp of World War II. 87 more words
I don't think I like these literary themed houseboats (and here's three reasons why)
I saw these two barges whilst walking along Regents Canal. At first it was a pleasant surprise, a feeling of connection. Someone else loves that book too, hooray! 323 more words
Borrowed fire at sea: Mark Twain and Arthur Ransome
Missee Lee (1941) is an adventure novel in Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons series, one of the two novels in the series whose extraordinary places and events really could not have happened. 1,400 more words
