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First published in the 1930s, this children's book by Arthur Ransome tells of the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger, camping on an island and sailing the Swallow. They meet Nancy and Peggy, two local girls with their own boat, the Amazon.

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Ahoy there! Welcome to the Swallows and Amazons Quote Bot. Enjoy a quote selected at random from a list every six hours.

First published in the 1930s, this children's book by Arthur Ransome tells of the adventures of John, Susan, Titty and Roger, camping on an island and sailing the Swallow. They meet Nancy and Peggy, two local girls with their own boat, the Amazon.

#SwallowsAndAmazons #ArthurRansome #ChildrensLiterature #KidsLit #LakeDistrict #UK #England #Sailing #Camping

@leftfieldfarm @kkarhan The right footwear for this job was invented, curiously enough, by a character called Mastodon in Secret Water by #ArthurRansome.

Off to the Norfolk Broads now.

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Next book off the re-reading pile, another favourite from the Swallows and Amazons series.

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Bunloaf, made today.

A neither cake/nor loaf, but super-high calorie fruit stodge thing, often referred to in #arthurransome's works such as #swallowsandamazons . And it's lovely.

...Though about 3000 kcal per bread tin. :)

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