Arthur Ransome and Captain Flint's Trunk - Softcover

Hardyment, Christina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071122692X ISBN 13: 9780711226920

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2007

Synopsis

Following up clues found amongst the contents of Ransome's old trunk which was bequeathed to Leeds University, Christina Hardyment set out to settle once and for all the questions that have tantalised generations of readers of the Swallows and Amazons books. Are the people real? Are the places true?



Following in their footsteps, sailing in their wake, she resolves nearly all of the big questions. She has talked to the Swallows, untangled the mysteries, determined and identified the myriad influences, incidents and locations which Ransome incorporated into his narratives.



Now fully revised to account for a further twenty years of research, and newly illustrated with many extra drawings and previously unpublished photographs, this book is not only an essential companion to the Ransome books but a magical transposition of story into reality which will enchant and bewitch Ransome's millions of readers of all ages.

About this title

About the Author

Christina Hardyment has written books and articles on dizzying range of subjects (including her collection of historical sewing machines, domestic technology, family life and a biography of Sir Thomas Malory). She lives in a rambling house in Oxford with a huge garden, where she is already planning camps and a treehouse for her seven grandchildren. Time off is spent sailing on the river, in a British Moth dinghy. To visit Christina Hardyment's website click here

Edition details

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071122692X
• ISBN 13: 9780711226920
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256