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Like the Swallows and Amazons, Julian Lovelock spent his childhood summer holidays afloat and has been messing about in boats ever since. He was until recently a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Buckingham, where he became Dean of Arts and Languages and Pro Vice-Chancellor. He is a member of the Arthur Ransome Society, and show more editor of its journal? Mixed Moss. show less
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- Original publication date
- 2023
- People/Characters
- Swallow (dinghy); Amazon (dinghy); Trojan (three-door touring car); Arthur Ransome ('The mariner's library' | 'The book of friendship' | and Arthur Benson); Rupert Hart-Davis (and 'The mariner's library'); Amazon Publications (incl. checklist) (show all 8); A. C. Benson (and Arthur Ransome); Racundra
- Important places
- Cartmel Fell, Lancashire, England (Low Ludderburn)
- Important events
- Swallows and Amazons (1974 film)
- Epigraph
- [None]
- Dedication
- [None]
- First words
- This has been a year of achievement and change. TARS has acquired the dinghies Swallow and Amazon that appeared in the classic 1974 film of Swallows and Amazons.
Out of Captain Flint's trunk... (show all)>.
Forget your list of the ten most iconic yachts and think instead of two quite small dinghies.
Screen double. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It won't appeal to the masses, but is definitely essential reading for all Tars.
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- English
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