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Secret Water

Author: Arthur Ransome   Series: Swallows And Amazons

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A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. One of twelve Arthur Ransome titles reissued this month

John, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while living on the biggest one. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk in the islands - and is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack. ?

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A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. One of twelve Arthur Ransome titles reissued this month

John, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while living on the biggest one. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk in the islands - and is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack. ?

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A timeless classic, beautifully rejacketed. One of twelve Arthur Ransome titles reissued this monthJohn, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while living on the biggest one. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk in the islands - and is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack. ?

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Critic Reviews

“"He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure." Observer "There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating." TLS”

A magnificent exploring adventure Times Literary Supplement

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About the Author

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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Marooned on an island, John, Susan, Titty and Roger begin map-making and exploring. But who are the mysterious savages who lurk nearby? And is the tribal totem they find in their campsite a threat of attack?

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK | Red Fox
Published
6th September 2001
Edition
New edition
Pages
384
ISBN
9780099427230

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