Peter Duck
Swallows and Amazons Series, Book 3
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Gareth Armstrong
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Arthur Ransome
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For anyone who loves sailing and adventure, Arthur Ransome's classic Swallows and Amazons series stands alone. Originally published over a half-century ago, the twelve books are still eagerly read by children and adults alike - by all those captivated by the world of adventure and imagination. Such longevity is not only due to Ransome's unparalleled gift of storytelling, but also his championing of qualities such as independence and initiative; virtues that appeal to every generation, whether young or old. The third book in Arthur Ransome's wonderful series, Peter Duck takes intrepid explorers John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker, and fearsome Amazon pirates Nancy and Peggy Blackett, onto the high seas. Under the command of the infamous Captain Flint (Nancy and Peggy's Uncle Jim), the children brave a real-life pirate and his cutthroat crew, fog, sharks, and the ravenous crabs of Crab Island in the search for buried treasure.
Arthur Ransome was a prolific writer of children's books. Born in Leeds in 1884, it was his father, a nature-loving history professor, who inspired his love of the outdoors and nurtured a passion for fishing. As a child he enjoyed active, outdoor holidays: sailing, camping and exploring the countryside. He used many of these holiday settings for his children's stories, notably the much-loved Swallows and Amazons, a book that sits comfortably in the category of 'timeless classic'. In 1936 he won the first ever Carnegie Medal for the sixth book in the Swallows and Amazons series, Pigeon Post.
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- Sarah Meidlinger
- 15-08-21
Peter Duck Arthur Ransome
wow just amazing I felt that I was in the story and going on a journey with them . Well read
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- Lou
- 29-10-14
Charming childhood adventure on the high seas
It is with great pleasure that I am revisiting the Swallows and Amazons series I first enjoyed as a child.
This, the third in the series, is the first with any sense of real peril, though of course the bad things only happen to the secondary characters. Susan is dependable and sensible as expected (oh to be excited by the gift of a first aid box as a Christmas Present), and all the characters remain true to form.
I liked the addition of extra characters of Peter Duck and Bill, and an actual sea voyage and buried pirate treasure! Wonderful stuff!
Of course the adult me wonders slightly at the plot - would the Swallow's crew's mother really have let them disappear with Captain Flint and the Amazons for weeks on end without knowing where in the world they'd gone? Would the children really have escaped unharmed from the happenings on the island?
But then I remember it's a book written for children from a completely different time, and allow my sense of disbelief to settle back into its state of suspension.
My top tips for maximum enjoyment of this series - read them in order, and don't overthink them!
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- Robert
- 29-07-13
A lovely story
I really enjoy Arthur Ransome and have read the books since I was young. When Audible made the audio books available I was delighted. However the voices I have created for the characters in my own head are so firmly established that I found the narrators voice didn't work for me at all. I understand that Gareth Armstrong needed to create different accents to seperate the chracters but really Nancy and Peggy with an "eccky thump" accent! The girls were both privately educated and brought up in an upper middle class houshold.
I think maybe I will stick with books (now on my reader) and the characters will sound as I want them to sound.
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- Mrs M E Burstow
- 07-05-20
Arthur Ransom at his best
I didn't know what to expect with this book. It turned out to be a really good listen.
An adventure on the high seas with real grit and real air of menace in parts.
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- Robert Marjoram
- 11-02-17
A much loved book from childhood revisited.
Being a native of Lowestoft. I always had such fond memories of this book. I recently stood where Peter Duck first encountered our heroes and thought it way past high time I revisited this work. I was not disappointed. The work of fantasy wrapped inside a work of fiction is much better appreciated by an adult mind and is a nice compliment to the more homely Ransome adventures.
However as a native. I've never heard anyone hereabouts talk like a Cornish Pirate...
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- T Alexander
- 28-04-22
-1 star for timeline confusion but thrilling, fun
If Peter Duck is introduced in book 3, why is he mentioned so much in book 2? Peter Duck stories, Peter Duck's cave, Peter Duck keeping the parrot imaginary company. Yet they met him I'm this book as though they had never heard of him or the name. I had to listen to some of the earlier part again as I was too busy trying to puzzle it out to really listen. otherwise another brilliant story, though much more thrilling and less relaxing it was harder to stop listening than ever.
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- Mr. K. R. Watkins
- 22-09-20
Another brilliant Ransome story
i loved this just as much as all the other Arthur Ransome stories. so much background knowledge and heart goes into each of these stories... Oh to be one of those youngests sailing the seas!!
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- Woodsy
- 08-01-19
Good listen
We enjoyed this a lot. But scarier than the first 2
Son is age 9
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- Miss K Dale
- 02-06-20
gripping and enchanting tale
Thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish well narrated, delightful story. The old uns are the best.
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- dasisson
- 13-06-24
The number one
I have enjoyed this book so much and had found myself in tears at the end. 5 out of 5. Give it a go!
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