Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin - Softcover

Willis, Peter

 
9781907206429: Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1907206426 ISBN 13: 9781907206429
Verlag: Lodestar Books, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Generations of children and their parents have delighted in Arthur Ransome’s `Swallows and Amazons’ books, but one of them stands out from the rest as being of a different order altogether. "We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea" is both larger of theme and tighter of plot; it is a rite-of-passage tale quite unlike the others, and in describing the experiences of its protagonist John it illuminates much of Ransome’s own psychology. "Good Little Ship" is a blend of literary criticism, maritime history and sheer celebration. Peter Willis combines an analysis of a classic of maritime literature (“a book of which Conrad would have been proud” – Hugh Brogan) with the story of the "Nancy Blackett", Ransome’s own boat which appears as the "Goblin" in his story. He describes her life, near-death and restoration, and her renaissance as an ambassador for Ransome and his tales.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Willis is a former Deputy Editor of "Classic Boat", and currently performs a similar function on "Classic Sailor" magazine. In 1996 he launched an appeal to buy Arthur Ransome’s yacht "Nancy Blackett" and preserve her to be sailed as a living reminder of Ransome and his works. The appeal resulted in the Nancy Blackett Trust (www.nancyblackett.org) of which he is president. He lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

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Verlag
Lodestar Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1907206426
ISBN 13 
9781907206429
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Anzahl der Seiten
224
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