I knew nothing of halyards, forestays, strops or sheaves, but I was enchanted by what Swallows Roger, Susan, John and Titty, and Nancy and Peggy, the Amazons, got up to with them so cleverly and bravely.My own summer holidays were never quite as exciting, and I never stopped longing to meet them all Sue MacGregor, Daily Telegraph My favourite was the first, Swallows and Amazons, which starts with Roger, aged seven, tacking his way up a field.
You'll want to give this to your children as a window on a time when adventures came from swimming, fishing, camping and exploring rather than in an Xbox.The best line is when Nancy reveals that she is really called Ruth, but changed her name when she heard that pirates are ruthless IndependentĪ book that has stood the test of time.
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