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    <body><![CDATA[I found and read the Swallows and Amazons series in my early 20s. I am only sorry I did not find them earlier.  Stories of the family's summer adventures are beautifully written, and encourage responsible and creative living.  Self reliance, intelligent reasoning skills, and strong imagination with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41531812">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[As a child these were my favourite books, I loved stories of adventure and my family holidayed in the English Lake District where these books are set so I knew the places they visited.<br/>Whilst on holiday I would imagine meeting the Swallows and Amazons on every lake. At school my friends and I w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25808571">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[More sedate adventures follow _We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea_, as the Amazons join the Swallows (including ship's baby Bridget) and the newly introduced Eels in exploring unknown islands and mudflats. Some well-drawn interactions between the groups, but some of the characters are a bit one-dimensional...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30530821">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent.<br/><br/>One of the best things about these books is their pacing. Ransome manages to capture the way that a short period of time can seem to expand and become full to bursting. Each book takes place over only a few day's time, though each seems like more adventure than most get in a whol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21121791">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This one seems a return to the first book in the series. Ella continues to love the character of Nancy, while I favor Roger for his appetite, and in this case, his headbutt. Love the newly introduced character, Don (Mastodon).]]></body>
    
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