Winter Holiday

Nov 11, 2024 6:27 AM

Author:Arthur Ransome

Winter Holiday

'Well,' said Nancy, 'You know what it's like. Dark at teatime and sleeping indoors: nothing ever happens in the winter holidays.'Nothing - except a polar expedition, full of mountain rescues, blizzards, igloos, ice sailing and heroic work amidst the frozen wastes. For Dick and Dorothea, newcomers to the lake, meeting up with the Swallows and Amazons sweeps them into a wild adventure where they must prove their worth to the team

Reviews

One could hardly have a better story

—— Times Literary Supplement

The best kind of adventure story

—— Observer

Thrilling episodes

—— The Times

Mr Ransome's style is highly distinguished, his narrative hair-raising, credible and amusing

—— Spectator

Thrilling not only to young readers fond of the sea, but also to older readers who remember how they enjoyed sea stories when they themselves were young

—— Scotsman

Enchanting and escapist

—— Sunday Express

There is plenty of excitement, a little danger, a quality of thinking, planning and fun which is delightful and stimulating

—— Times Literary Supplement

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