title: Swallows, Amazons and Coots: A Reading of Arthur Ransome
author: Julian Lovelock
description: <span style="">This multifaceted approach to Ransome's work results in a volume that is both critical and sensitive, offering food for thought to enthusiasts and critics alike.  Overall, Swallows, Amazons and Coots provides an important addition to Ransome scholarship, filling a gap left by previous studies with discussion that is both comprehensive and penetrating.<br /></span> (Jen Harrison <i>Summer, Vol 42, No 2</i>)<br /><br /><span style="">There are all sorts of insights.  A book to enjoy, argue with, and be inspired by.<br /></span> (Peter Willis <i>The Nancy Blackett Shop, 27th November 2016</i>)<br /><br /><span style="">Offers a fascinating insight into Ransome the writer .... Today's Internet-savy readeris left in no doubt that Ransome is a shining light for our time.'</span> (Anne Gaelan <i>https://annegaelan16.wordpress.com</i>)
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  Title: Swallows and Amazons
  
  
  Date of first publication: 1930
  
  
  Author: Arthur Ransome (1884-1967)
  
  
  Date first posted: Jan. 5, 2018
  
  
  Date last updated: Jan. 5, 2018
  
  
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