Arthur Ransome
author profile
born
December 13, 1901
died
June 03, 1967
gender
male
place of birth
leeds, The United Kingdom
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genre
Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Outdoors & Nature
about this author
Arthur Mitchell Ransome was born in Leeds in 1884 and educated in Windermere and Rugby. His family spent their summers at Nibthwaite, to the south of Coniston Water.
In 1902, Ransome abandoned a chemistry degree to become a publisher's office boy in London. He used this precarious existence to practise writing, producing several minor works before Bohemia in London (1907), a study of London's artistic scene and his first significant book.
An interest in folklore, together with a desire to escape an unhappy first marriage, led Ransome to St Petersburg, where he was ideally placed to observe and report on the Russian Revolution. He knew many of the leading Bolsheviks, including Lenin, Radek, Trotsky and the latter's secr...more
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Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.27 — 352 ratings — published 1985 15 editions |
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Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.24 — 130 ratings — published 1968 5 editions |
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Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.08 — 116 ratings — published 1968 5 editions |
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Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.31 — 107 ratings — published 1968 5 editions |
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Coot Club by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.01 — 113 ratings — published 1969 5 editions |
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We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.25 — 102 ratings — published 1937 10 editions |
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Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.13 — 105 ratings — published 1969 5 editions |
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Secret Water (Swallows and Amazons, No 8) by Arthur Ransome avg rating 4.05 — 104 ratings — published 1969 5 editions |
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The Big Six: A Novel (Swallows and Amazons Series) by Arthur Ransome avg rating 3.88 — 96 ratings — published 1970 5 editions |
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Great Northern?: A Scottish Adventure of Swallows & Amazons by Arthur Ransome avg rating 3.87 — 84 ratings — published 1947 6 editions |
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"You write not for children but for yourself. And if by good fortune children enjoy what you enjoy, why then you are a writer of children's books."
— Arthur Ransome
6 editions
— Arthur Ransome
"Who would wave a flag to be rescued if they had a desert island of their own? That was the thing that spoilt Robinson Crusoe. In the end he came home. There never ought to be an end."
— Arthur Ransome
6 editions— Arthur Ransome
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