Arthur Ransome

Introduces the lovable Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able catboat, "Swallow," and the two intrepid Amazons, Nancy and Peggy Blackett.

…His personality was stronger than his will. When, as he often did, he set himself to imitation, he could not prevent himself from leaving his mark upon the counterfeit. He stole freely, but often mounted other men's jewels so well that they are better in his work than in their own. It is impossible to dismiss even his early poetry as without significance. He left no form of literature exactly as he found it. He brought back to the English stage...