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Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Ransome, Arthur

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction

ISBN13: 9798903000579
Publisher: Impact
Published: Feb 11 2026
Pages: 314
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

On a summer holiday in England's Lake District, four siblings set out to live by their own rules-sailing, camping, exploring, and imagining a world shaped by independence and shared responsibility. Naming their boat the Swallow, they claim an island, devise codes of conduct, and chart a course that blends adventure with quiet self-reliance. Their carefully ordered world changes when they encounter the Amazons, two equally determined sisters who challenge both their plans and their assumptions. What follows is not a tale of spectacle, but a richly observed narrative of childhood competence, cooperation, and moral seriousness-where play is taken seriously because it matters. First published in 1930, Swallows and Amazons endures as a literary novel about childhood rather than a children's novelty. Arthur Ransome's precise prose, deep sense of place, and respect for young readers give the book a lasting power that continues to reward careful reading by adults and children alike.

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