I would still like to visit, but I think the north of England is absolutely overrun with crowds during the holiday season. I wonder if our grandchildren will ever read Harry Potter, or other books from the present, with the same nostalgia evoked by the Swallows and Amazons.

Lähettänyt: judyecoughlin 4:37 pm (EST) Apr 3, 2007

Glad to hear from an Arthur Ransome fan. Have never visited the places he wrote about and from my reading about them, I understand some of them are much changed. The books do not seem so popular today. My oldest daughter loved having them read to her, but my grandchildren have no time for them. However when I was in, what is now called a Year 8 class, at school, he was as popular with us as J.K. Rowling is now. My Ransomes, printed during austerity days, are very elderly and worn, but like you, I am still entranced by them today. Best wishes from Booksrme

Lähettänyt: Booksrme 1:06 am (EST) Apr 1, 2007