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Winter Holiday

Arthur Ransome

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English
Red Fox
07 December 2001
'Well,' said Nancy, 'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors- nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Nothing - except a polar expedition, full of mountain rescues, blizzards, igloos, ice sailing and heroic work amidst the frozen wastes. For Dick and Dorothea, newcomers to the lake, meeting up with the Swallows and Amazons sweeps them into a wild adventure where they must prove their worth to the team
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Imprint:   Red Fox
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   258g
ISBN:   9780099427179
ISBN 10:   0099427176
Series:   Swallows And Amazons
Pages:   395
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Recommended Age:   From 9 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  9-11 years ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in 1917, and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District with his Russian wife where, in 1929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time.

Reviews for Winter Holiday

One could hardly have a better story Times Literary Supplement The best kind of adventure story Observer Thrilling episodes The Times Mr Ransome's style is highly distinguished, his narrative hair-raising, credible and amusing Spectator


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