Great Northern? (Swallows & Amazons #12)

Author: Arthur Ransome

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Price : 22.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780099427261
Publisher : Penguin Random House
Imprint : Penguin Books Ltd
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Weight (g) : 0.393
Publication date : 01 September 2001
Dimensions : 197mm X 129mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Arthur Ransome
Series : Swallows and Amazons Ser.
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Edition : New edition
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Dewey classification : 823.912
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Pages : 432
BIC subject : YFC
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Description

Dick's birdwatching discovery turns the cruise of the Sea Bear into a desperate chase. The Swallows and Amazons have to prove the facts of the case, and evade the natives and an egg-collector, determined to kill a pair of rare birds and steal the credit.

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"

Author description

Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in 1917, 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 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time.

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