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Arthur Ransome

Born

in Leeds, England, The United Kingdom

January 18, 1884

Died

June 03, 1967

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Classics

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Arthur Michell Ransome (January 18, 1884 – June 3, 1967) was an English author and journalist. He was educated in Windermere and Rugby.

In 1902, Ransome abandoned a chemistry degree to become a publisher's office boy in London. He used this precarious existence to practice writing, producing several minor works before Bohemia in London (1907), a study of London's artistic scene and his first significant book.

An interest in folklore, together with a desire to escape an unhappy first marriage, led Ransome to St. Petersburg, where he was ideally placed to observe and report on the Russian Revolution. He knew many of the leading Bolsheviks, including Lenin, Radek, Trotsky and the latter's secretary, Evgenia Shvelpina. These contacts led to pers ...more

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	Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 32,027 ratings — published 1930 — 188 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swallowdale (Swallows and Amazons, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 3,996 ratings — published 1931 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pigeon Post (Swallows and Amazons, #6) 4.23 avg rating — 3,427 ratings — published 1936 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter Holiday (Swallows and Amazons, #4) 4.31 avg rating — 2,890 ratings — published 1933 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (Swallows and Amazons, #7) 4.28 avg rating — 2,384 ratings — published 1937 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees (Swallows and Amazons, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 2,325 ratings — published 1932 — 102 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coot Club (Swallows and Amazons, #5) 4.12 avg rating — 2,246 ratings — published 1934 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret Water (Swallows and Amazons, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 2,090 ratings — published 1939 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Arthur Ransome, Uri Shulevitz (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 2,037 ratings — published 1968 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Picts & the Martyrs: or, Not Welcome at All (Swallows and Amazons, #11) 4.33 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 1943 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Arthur Ransome

Swallows and Amazons (12 books)
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Cuentos rusos del abuelo Pedro (2 books)
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María Luz Rodríguez Guillén (Illustrator),

Marce Moreno y Morales (Translator)

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“BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN”
― Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons

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“You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children's books.”
― Arthur Ransome

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“Who would wave a flag to be rescued if they had a desert island of their own? That was the thing that spoilt Robinson Crusoe. In the end he came home. There never ought to be an end.”
― Arthur Ransome

tags: adventure

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