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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Arthur Ransome
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(1884–1967) Children's author who was a successful foreign correspondent before he began the career which made him famous (his presence in Russia in 1917, covering the revolution for the Daily News, resulted in his marrying Trotsky's secretary). His 12 books of adventure stories for children began with Swallows and Amazons (1930), in which he introduced his main characters – the four Walker children, John, Susan, Titty and Roger. The story centres on sailing in the Lake District, where Ransome had spent his childhood holidays. The best of their later exploits, We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (1937), takes the children accidentally to Holland when they are sailing off the coast of East Anglia.
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