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Format
| Book Number | TAR12646 |
|---|---|
| Weight (grams) | 246.0000 |
| Series | Swallows and Amazons Number Three |
| In Stock | In Stock |
| Title | Peter Duck Audio Compact Discs |
| Authors | Author: Ransome, Arthur [Mitchell] Abridged and read by: Woolf, Gabriel |
| Edition Points | Audio Compact Discs |
| Bibliographical Information | 2007, ISBN 0955052947 [9780955052941]. Audio Compact Discs, 124 x 140 mm. Listening time approximately 6 hours over 5 compact discs. Read by TARS member, Gabriel Woolf. The set includes a colour booklet |
| Published Date for Display | 2007 |
| Binding | Audio Book |
| Size | 124 x 140 mm |
| ISBN10 | 0955052947 |
| ISBN13 | 9780955052941 |
| Download Link | Download Printable Details |
| Content | The Swallows and Amazons go on a pirate adventure with Captain Flint and Peter Duck. Soon their boat is on its way to a Caribbean treasure hunt and they find themselves up against shark, storm, earthquake and the vilest pirate who ever eavesdropped at a porthole. The first of the two fantasy adventures in the series. |
| About the Author(s) | Arthur [Mitchell] Ransome (1884 to 1967)—English author and journalist, born in Leeds and best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books and Gabriel Woolf (1932-)—English film and television actor whose television and film roles include Tom Brown's School Days (1951), The Knights of the Round Table (1963) and numerous Doctor Who stories. He also works extensively on radio include Shakespeare's Romeo and Inspector Charles Parker in the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries as well as abridging and reading over forty major novels. He is a winner of the Gold Medal at RADA |
| About the Series | Swallows and Amazons—A series of 12 (Swallows and Amazons, Swallowdale, Peter Duck, Winter Holiday, Coot Club, Pigeon Post, We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea, Secret Water, The Big Six, Missee Lee, The Picts And The Martyrs: or Not Welcome At Aland Great Northern?) children's books by English author Arthur Ransome, named after the title of the first book in the series. They involve the outdoor adventures of children, most notably John, Susan, Titty, and Roger Walker, Nancy and Peggy Blackett and Dick and Dorothea Callum. They portray an idyllic, yet also realistic, depiction of childhood adventure set in the 1930s. The series contains 12 books. The first book was originally published in 1930 and the last book was originally published in 1947 |
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