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The Childhood We All Wish We Had

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome

June 5, 2023 by elderberrywine 2 Comments

I have heard this book, the first of a series, referred to in discussions of classical British children’s lit for years, but had never read it.  I assumed it would be something along the lines of Enid Blyton’s Five series, which I adored as a child, but was surprised to find it predates that by a good fifteen years, written in 1930.  Well, I may be a little late to the party, but I am absolutely ready to dive in. The protagonists are four siblings, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: 1930, arthur ransome, British children's classical lit, Camping, Lake District, Parenting? What parenting?, pirates, sailing, Summer holidys, Ultimate sziblings

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: 1930, arthur ransome, British children's classical lit, Camping, Lake District, Parenting? What parenting?, pirates, sailing, Summer holidys, Ultimate sziblings ·
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