#swallowsandamazons — Public Fediverse posts

@andrewplord @adaddinsane Here’s an obscure fact about Eddison; his best friend as a boy was Arthur Ransome, who went on to write ‘Swallows and Amazons’. Safe to say they went in rather different literary directions.
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#WordWeavers 25/3: Would your MC enjoy the same books and shows you do? Why or why not?
There’s a lot of me in Jerya, or a lot of her in me, but she would be bamboozled by a lot of the cultural references in much of what I read/watch. I’d start her with ‘Swallows and Amazons’ and be on hand to explain things like what duffers are. And take it from there.
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#WritersCoffeeClub 8/9. Did you like to read as a child? Which books?
Avid reader from a very early age, but there’s no clearer memory than being given a copy of Swallows and Amazons to stop me dying of boredom at a wedding wen I was about nine. Imagination, adventure, and a vivid female lead; a setting that was both familiar and exotic; and as I saw later, writing that was crisp and clear.
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First published in the 1930s, this children's book by Arthur Ransome tells of the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger, camping on an island and sailing the Swallow. They meet Nancy and Peggy, two local girls with their own boat, the Amazon.

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#WritingWonders 12/6. MC POV (not): How do you feel about marriage?
A personal story. When I was about 9 I was taken along to a wedding. To stop me dying of boredom during the speeches and dancing my Mum handed me a copy of #SwallowsandAmazons. I don’t remember a single other thing about that wedding but it’s still one of the best I’ve ever attended. #reading #books
And #arthurransome would later give me quite a lot of material in my own nonfiction writing.
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What did the second hand bookshop expect if they offer me 20% off already next-to-nothing prices? Some of these front covers bring back so many school memories! I'm still up Kanchenjunga hoping the great aunt clears off soon, but will soon be ready to get in to this lot. Really enjoying re-reading them over 30 years later! #ArthurRansome #SwallowsAndAmazons #iamreading #kidlit

Really getting in to #ArthurRansome again and couldn't wait for the library to get number 2 in so ordered this bargain from Awesome Books - pretty sure that's the same cover I remember reading from the 1980s. #kidlit #iamreading #SwallowsAndAmazons

About acting in the original movie of 'Swallows and Amazons' and how it all began in Stroud in the Cotswolds:
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