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Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin

Generations of children and their parents have delighted in Arthur Ransome`s `Swallows and Amazons` books, but one of them stands out from the rest as being of a different order altogether.”We Didn`t Mean to Go to Sea” is both larger of theme and tighter of plot; it is a rite-of-passage tale quite unlike the others, and in describing the experiences of its protagonist John it illuminates much of Ransome`s own psychology.”Good Little Ship” is a blend of literary criticism, maritime history and sheer celebration. Peter Willis combines an analysis of a classic of maritime literature (“a book of which Conrad would have been proud” – Hugh Brogan) with the story of the “Nancy Blackett”, Ransome`s own boat which appears as the “Goblin” in his story. He describes her life, near-death and restoration, and her renaissance as an ambassador for Ransome and his tales.

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