CHRISTINA HARDYMENT is the author of many books on literary geography', including Arthur Ransome and Captain Flint's Trunk (ISBN 9780711226920), Heidi's Alp (Atlantic Monthly) and Literary Trails (National Trust). She has also written a biography of Sir Thomas Malory and books about the social history of the home and the family, including Dream Babies (ISBN 9780711227996). She lives in a rambling house in Oxford with a huge garden, much enjoyed by her seven grandchildren. Time off is spent exploring the river Thames, in a British Moth dinghy and a camping punt.
A pleasantly nostalgic journey that will have you searching out
your old books once more.
This beautifully illustrated book explores the places that shaped
the writer, telling the story about his childhood, his friendships,
his two wives and daughter. It also descibes how and where he wrote
each of his 12 classic children's books.
'It's a magnificent production, giving the illustrations plenty of
space to breathe, and, most importantly, a great, well-researched
read. I'm loving it.'
'It's a magnificent production, giving the illustrations plenty of
space to breathe, and, most importantly, a great, well-researched
read. I'm loving it.'
If you're going to the Lakes, or you love Ransome's stories, this
heavily-illustrated book is a treat Christina Hardyment celebrates
a life of houses, boats and books. There are wonderful pictures of
the man, with his fine, bushy moustache enjoying sailing and
fishing and pictures of the houses and boats and nostalgic pictures
of the old books in their old dust jackets just as they were when
they were first read A pleasantly nostalgic journey that will have
you searching out your old books once more. This beautifully
illustrated book explores the places that shaped the writer,
telling the story about his childhood, his friendships, his two
wives and daughter. It also descibes how and where he wrote each of
his 12 classic children's books.
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