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Four children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit. Two different groups of children encounter one another on a small piece of land in a lake which they both ...
Feb 12, 2019 · Swallows and Amazons. Hardcover – Illustrated, February 12, 2019. The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, Swallows and Amazons was originally published in 1930 and remains to this day an intrepid story of sailing, exploration, and friendship for children, grownups, and anyone captivated by a world of adventure and imagination.
- Arthur Ransome
Swallows and Amazons, the book that started it all in 1930, introduces the Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able-bodied catboat "Swallow", and the two intrepid Amazons, plucky Nancy and Peggy Blackett. (All 12 novels in the Swallows and Amazons series have been brought to life in the U.S. in print by David R. Godine, Publisher.)
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Four British children, the Swallows, rival two tomboys, the Amazons, on a Lake District holiday in 1929. Director Claude Whatham Producer Richard Pilbrow Screenwriter David Wood Production Co ...
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production coordinator (as Lisa Corkill McIntyre) Clare Coulter. ... business affairs manager. Alison Cresswell. ... working with children consultant. Meghan Cruz.
Swallows and Amazons follows the Walkers, four children dreaming of an escape from the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone... As they battle for ownership of the island, they learn the skills of survival ...
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed.
