Missee Lee

Missee Lee

by Arthur Ransome (Author)

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 01 Jul 1993

ISBN 10: 0099963809
ISBN 13: 9780099963806
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
He makes a tale of adventure a handbook to adventure. - Observer There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating. - TLS
Author Bio
Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds in l884 and went to school at Rugby. He was in Russia in l917, and witnessed the Revolution, which he reported for the Manchester Guardian. After escaping to Scandinavia, he settled in the Lake District with his Russian wife where, in l929, he wrote Swallows and Amazons. And so began a writing career which has produced some of the real children's treasures of all time. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for his book, Pigeon Post.