Swallows and Amazons

Name: Swallows and Amazons
Author: Arthur Ransome

by Arthur Ransome

Adventure novel about children sailing and camping by lake

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Arthur Ransome

Arthur Ransome was a British journalist and author whose Swallows and Amazons series remains a classic of British children's adventure fiction. His idealized vision of children's independence in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads has never lost its appeal.

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