#arthurransome — Public Fediverse posts
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The Dubai "expats" of today are reminiscent of the "Shanghailanders" of a century ago, as described by Arthur Ransome, journalist & author of the Swallows and Amazons books
https://chinarhyming.com/2026/03/08/dubai-2026-shanghai-1927-remembering-arthur-ransomes-shanghai-mindset/ -
#WordWeavers 26/5: What childhood similarities do your MC and antagonist share?
Nothing whatsoever that I can think of, but then I haven’t given thought to Perriad’s childhood. She’s one of those people who you can’t imagine ever being a child, like Margaret Thatcher or the dreaded Great-Aunt in a couple of the Arthur Ransome novels that were formative reading in my childhood.)
#writingCommunity #ThreeKindsofNorth #TheSunderingWall #VowsAndWatersheds #writing #books #ArthurRansome -
A lovely view this morning by the river opposite church, watching a coot family. A great view of an unusually high nest (sensible move due to the recent floods pushing the water level higher), daddy coot very busy getting food and nest reinforcements and mummy coot with her hungry brood. Coot nests are usually more concealed than this. The nest is close to a mooring. I do hope no Hullabaloos turns up! #CootClub #ArthurRansome #NestingBirds
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I’m pretty sure my fondness for 3rd person limited with multiple POVs shows the early influence of #ArthurRansome, who still strikes me as pretty darn good at it. Especially in his finest books, ‘Winter Holiday’ & ‘Pigeon Post’, which were also my masterclasses in handling a large cast (8 main characters, all given significant roles to play, esp. in PP).
#writingwonders #writingcommuity