The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome
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Book Description
Arthur Ransome was, in the mid-twentieth century, what J.K. Rowling is today: author of a series of childrens books which shaped the imagination of a generation. Rooted in the heyday of the British Empire, Swallows and Amazons and its sequels described a nostalgic Utopia.Yet before that, Arthur Ransome, famous for different reasons. Between 1917 and 1924, as Russian correspondent for the Daily New... More
Book Information
Publisher | Faber & Faber Children's Books |
Binding | Hardcover (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 352 |
ISBN-10 | 0571222617 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0571222612 |
Publication Date | /2009 |
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4/3/2012 Peni Griffin said: Contains much that is hard to wrap the brain around, but it's worth the effort.
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