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  • The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons (1974)

    by Sophie Neville ...
    Second edition, revised and updated 2016.In 1973, Sophie Neville was cast as Titty alongside Suzanna Hamilton and Virginia McKenna in the EMI/Theatre Projects movie of 'Swallows & Amazons' (1974).Made before the advent of CGI or digital technology, the child stars lived out Arthur Ransome's epic adventure on location in the Lake District, without even seeing a script.As part of their schoolwork, ... Read more

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    The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)

    by Sophie Neville ...
    Narrated by Sophie Neville ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 12 min

    In 1973 Sophie Neville was cast as Titty alongside Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser and Suzanna Hamilton in the film Swallows & Amazons. Made before the advent of digital technology, the child stars lived out Arthur Ransome's epic adventure in the great outdoors without ever seeing a script.Encouraged by her mother, Sophie Neville kept a diary about her time filming on location in the lakes and ... Read more

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    The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)

    by Sophie Neville ...
    Narrated by Sophie Neville ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 11 min

    In 1973 Sophie Neville was cast as Titty alongside Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser and Suzanna Hamilton in the film Swallows & Amazons. Made before the advent of digital technology, the child stars lived out Arthur Ransome's epic adventure in the great outdoors without ever seeing a script.Encouraged by her mother, Sophie Neville kept a diary about her time filming on location in the lakes and ... Read more

    £15.99 £10.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Big Six

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 9 - Swallows And Amazons
    It's great detective work that's needed now. Bill, Peter and Joe are falsely accused of setting boats adrift and the whole river is against them. Only Dick, Dorothea and Tom Dudgeon are there to stand by their friends and they soon set to work to investigate the crimes and trap the real criminals ... Read more

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  • The Picts and the Martyrs

    or Not Welcome At All

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 11 - Swallows And Amazons
    The dreaded Great Aunt has invited herself to stay with Nancy and Peggy just as their friends Dick and Dorothea arrive for the Summer holiday. Nancy and Peggy have to become Martyrs, wearing dresses and reading poetry (but breaking out at night), while Dick and Dorothea become Picts, secret inhabitants of the country who must never let themselves be seen. It's a desperate gamble to keep everyone ... Read more

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  • The Picts and the Martyrs

    or Not Welcome At All

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 11 - Swallows And Amazons
    The Ds can't wait to go and stay with Nancy and Peggy in the Lake District during the summer holidays. But when the Amazons’ dreadful Great Aunt invites herself to stay too, the summer is threatened with dullness. Staying indoors and reading poetry is not what anyone had in mind. To save the Ds from total boredom, the Amazons arrange for their friends to stay in a tumble-down hut in the woods. And ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons Series #1)

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    The ultimate children's classic - long summer days filled with adventure. John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, challenge them to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues. 'My ... Read more

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  • Swallows And Amazons

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 1 - Swallows And Amazons
    The ultimate children's classic - long summer days filled with adventure.John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon pirates, Nancy and Peggy, challenge them to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues.'My ... Read more

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  • Swallows and Amazons

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    'Swallows and Amazons for ever!'The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-Seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under open skies, swim in clear water and go fishing for their dinner. But their days are disturbed by the Blackett sisters, the fierce Amazon pirates. The Swallows and Amazons decide to battle ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Winter Holiday

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 4 - Swallows And Amazons
    '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 ... Read more

    £1.99

  • Pigeon Post

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 6 - Swallows And Amazons
    Reunited for the summer, the Swallows and Amazons with Dick and Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold mine of the high hills above the lake. But the mining camp runs into all sorts of trouble: not only the danger of fire in the drought ridden countryside but also scary encounters with unsafe tunnels. Worst of all is the sinister Squashy Hat, who appears to be a rival ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Peter Duck

    by Arthur Ransome ...
    Book 3 - Swallows And Amazons
    The Swallows and Amazons are sailing with Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim (better known as Captain Flint) when their hired deckhand tells them a tale of his younger days - a tale to set pulses racing and hopes shooting sky high. Soon their boat is on its way to a Caribbean treasure hunt and they find themselves up against shark, storm, earthquake - and the vilest pirate who ever eavesdropped at a ... Read more

    £4.99