Like one of the best detective stories, this book pieces together the clues to solve the great Swallows and Amazons mystery.
In Search of Swallows and Amazons
Precisely where were the stories set? What clues did Arthur Ransome leave for his readers to pursue? He maintained that all the places where the Swallows and Amazons had adventures could be found and Roger Wardale draws on his own forty-year search for the secret locations in this guide for present-day explorers.
The book is abundantly illustrated with maps, sketches and more than seventy photographs, Both text and photographs are supported by numerous quotations from Arthur Ransome.About the Author:
Roger Waredale is a retired Sussex schoolteacher whose own love of the Lake District has led him to take more than 1000 children on yearly educational visits to the explore the countryside that Arthur Ransome made his own. He is a founder member and former chairman of the Authur Ransome Society.
ISBN: 9781850588399Precisely where were the stories set? What clues did Arthur Ransome leave for his readers to pursue? He maintained that all the places where the Swallows and Amazons had adventures could be found and Roger Wardale draws on his own forty-year search for the secret locations in this guide for present-day explorers.
The book is abundantly illustrated with maps, sketches and more than seventy photographs, Both text and photographs are supported by numerous quotations from Arthur Ransome.About the Author:
Roger Waredale is a retired Sussex schoolteacher whose own love of the Lake District has led him to take more than 1000 children on yearly educational visits to the explore the countryside that Arthur Ransome made his own. He is a founder member and former chairman of the Authur Ransome Society.
ISBN: 9781850588399