We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (Swallows and Amazons) - Softcover
The Swallows are out on the water once again, this time in a bigger boat and on a bigger adventure than ever before.
"'Like to spend a night in the Goblin?'"
The Swallows are staying on the Suffolk coast whilst they wait for their father to return home from China. But although the harbour is bursting with bobbing yachts, barges and steamers, this year there's no chance of any sailing for the landlocked Swallows. That is until they rescue young Jim Brading and his boat the "Goblin" from a sticky situation and to their delight are recruited as crew members. Mother agrees they can go, on one condition -- they absolutely must not sail out past Beach End Buoy and into the open sea.
"'Like to spend a night in the Goblin?'"
The Swallows are staying on the Suffolk coast whilst they wait for their father to return home from China. But although the harbour is bursting with bobbing yachts, barges and steamers, this year there's no chance of any sailing for the landlocked Swallows. That is until they rescue young Jim Brading and his boat the "Goblin" from a sticky situation and to their delight are recruited as crew members. Mother agrees they can go, on one condition -- they absolutely must not sail out past Beach End Buoy and into the open sea.
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"The seventh of the Arthur Ransome books about the Swallows and the Amazons, and I really think it is the best" (The Sunday Times)
"Arthur Ransome's adventure books are an institution, and Christmas is the richer because of his invention, gravity, and solid matter" (Times Literary Supplement)
"The most exciting of the whole Swallows and Amazon series" (New Statesman)
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"Arthur Ransome's adventure books are an institution, and Christmas is the richer because of his invention, gravity, and solid matter" (Times Literary Supplement)
"The most exciting of the whole Swallows and Amazon series" (New Statesman)
A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. One of twelve Arthur Ransome titles reissued this month
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- PublisherDavid R. Godine Publisher Inc
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1567924875
- ISBN 13 9781567924879
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages333
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Swallows break a promise to their mother and the four young sailors find themselves drifting out to sea--and then sweeping across to Holland in the midst of a full gale! The Swallows only meant to sail within an estuary on a borrowed boat. They didn't mean to get stranded in the fog, lose their anchor in a storm, and be driven out into the North Sea. John is nearly swept overboard, their ship almost capsizes--and Susan really regrets not doing as their mother asked. And their father, Navy Commander Ted Walker, is due back from his posting in Hong Kong any time and they might miss seeing him. Family, resourcefulness, and sailing, too: Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series has stood the test of time. More than just great stories, each one celebrates independence and initiative with a colorful, large cast of characters. We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (originally published in 1937) is the seventh title in the Swallows and Amazons series, books for children or grownups, anyone captivated by a world of adventure, exploration, and imagination. "First published in 1937 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.; revised edition published in 1983."--title page verso. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781567924879
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