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Racundra's Third Cruise

Most people know of Arthur Ransome, the author of the classic childrenâ€™s sailing tale, Swallows & Amazons, and many other books in the same series. But besides his exciting tales of children on the water there is much more to the man. Before he wrote Swallows & Amazons, Ransome was a journalist for the Daily News, based in Russia. He is reputed to have played chess against Lenin and he married Trotskyâ€™s secretary. He cruised extensively in the Baltic in the 1920s on board his beloved Racundra. His account of his first cruise on that boat was his first commercially successful book, Racundraâ€™s First Cruise (also available from Fernhurst Books). The second cruise was spoilt by bad weather, but the third cruise was special â€“ it was his honeymoon having married Evgenia Shelepina. Ransome clearly intended to publish the account of this cruise, but never finished it. Ransome enthusiast, Brian Hammett, got hold of the unpublished manuscript and found Ransomeâ€™s hand-written notes, diaries, logbooks and photographs in the Ransome archive at Leeds University. Brian compiled this book, adding his own notes from his cruises in the same area. The result is a glorious volume which has delighted Ransome enthusiasts, sailors and landlubbers equally. This new paperback edition and eBook will be published on 8th May â€“ the very day that Ransome and Shelepina got married in 1924 before their honeymoon cruise which is recounted in this book.
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Table of Contents

Introduction

Racundraâ€™s Third Cruise (Racundra Goes Inland)

Prelude to Racundraâ€™s Third Cruise: The dream, The first cruise, The second cruise, The Cruising Association, Getting married, Racundra returns to Riga

Postscript

Acknowledgements.
Country USA
Brand Fernhurst Books
Manufacturer Fernhurst Books
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2018-06-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781912177110

Country	USA
Brand	Fernhurst Books
Manufacturer	Fernhurst Books
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2018-06-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781912177110