An English author and journalist, best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of children (Wikipedia).
Arthur Michell Ransome
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English author and journalist (1884–1967)
| Born | 18 January 1884 |
| Died | 3 June 1967 |
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Arthur Michell Ransome
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English author and journalist (1884–1967)
| Born | 18 January 1884 |
| Died | 3 June 1967 |
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Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Amazons (Fictitious characters : Ransome), Sailing, Swallows (Fictitious characters), Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Boats and boating, Boats and boating, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, England, fiction, Adventure stories, Children's stories, History, Fairy tales, Folklore, Sailing, fiction, Tales, Fiction, general, Folklore, russia (federation), History and criticism, Russia, Adventure, Anecdotes, Authors, EnglishPlaces
England, Soviet Union, Russia, Great Britain, Lake district., Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, China, English Channel, Fells, Grande-Bretagne, Holland, Ipswitch, Lake District, Lakes District, London, London (England), Norfolk (England), Norfolk Breads, Norfolk Broads, Northern Europe, Russia (Federation), Scotland, South China Sea, Walton on the NazeTime
1935, Revolution, 1917-1921, 1917-1936, 20th century, 1917-, 1917-1945, 1930s, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1945, 19th century, Set in England between the warsID Numbers
- OLID: OL4342369A
- BookBrainz: 9517df0c-a491-487d-8eea-7baaab73245d
- GoodReads: 72120
- ISNI: 0000000121377219
- IMDb: nm0710420
- Library of Congress Names: n80009839
- LibriVox: 4874
- MusicBrainz: da07297b-f2e8-4dbd-936f-250ddbc6128f
- Project Gutenberg: 601
- VIAF: 67261752
- Wikidata: Q515845
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q515845
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- Arthur Ransome
- Ransome Arthur 1884-1967
- Ransome, Arthur
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