The novel that refocused the children’s adventure story endures as a testament to juvenile friendships, play and the excitement of the great outdoors. The Walkers and the Blacketts transform themselves into the titular pirate gangs in a holiday packed with derring-do in the Lake District.
A master storyteller, sympathetically in touch with real children and their interests, has created characters who are accepted as friends by children everywhere, not to mention plots which are eminently plausible and unexpected.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780224606318
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 439 g
Dimensions: 205 x 145 x 35 mm
I've only just discovered this classic adventure series from Arthur Ransome, and I cannot believe it took me so long. If you loved Enid Blyton's Famous Five then the Summer-time adventures of the four Walker... More
This reminds me of my childhood. My mother had a complete set and I loved reading it. I still do! Its a lovely edition
I read this as a child but did not especially enjoy it. Re-reading it now as part of an Open University module was interesting. Ransome writes with a gentle descriptive pace although as a non sailor I found the... More
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