Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome
'Well,' said Nancy, 'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Nothing - except a polar expedition, full of mountain rescues, blizzards, igloos, ice sailing and heroic work amidst the frozen wastes. For Dick and Dorothea, newcomers to the lake, meeting up with the Swallows and Amazons sweeps them into a wild adventure where they must prove their worth to the team
One could hardly have a better story * Times Literary Supplement *
The best kind of adventure story * Observer *
Thrilling episodes * The Times *
Mr Ransome's style is highly distinguished, his narrative hair-raising, credible and amusing * Spectator *
The best kind of adventure story * Observer *
Thrilling episodes * The Times *
Mr Ransome's style is highly distinguished, his narrative hair-raising, credible and amusing * Spectator *
Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in l884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in l917, and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District with his Russian wife where, in l929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099427179 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099427176 |
| Title | Winter Holiday |
| Author | Arthur Ransome |
| Series | Swallows And Amazons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2001-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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