Arthur Ransome & Captain Flint's Trunk

This is not primarily a biography of Arthur Ransome; instead, Christina Hardyment has explored the places, interviewed the people, and read the books that inspired him.She's also delved into Captain Flint's Trunk: the papers Ransome left behind him, including some notes and unfinished fiction (she prints some quite lengthy excerpts).She's a capable writer herself, with a couple of other books to her credit, and I can recommend this book to any other Ransome fans out there.For those who don't know, Arthur Ransome wrote a series of twelve books about children's adventures, starting with [b:Swallows and Amazons 125190 Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1) Arthur Ransome https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1277148503l/125190.SY75.jpg 231599] in 1930 and ending with [b:Great Northern? 19089241 Great Northern? (Swallows And Amazons Book 12) Arthur Ransome https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1385933518l/19089241.SY75.jpg 374480] in 1947. Although they are children's books, they're also good novels; not all equally good, but I periodically reread and enjoy the best of them as an adult.