To celebrate a multiple anniversary, Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett retraced his (and his fictional Goblin’s) wake across the North Sea to Flushing – and stayed to explore the local waterways, as told in this special article written by Peter Willis, President of the Nancy Blackett Trust, which was featured in the October/November 2017 edition of “Classic […]
Our first-ever Book Month has been such a success that we’ve decided to extend it to the end of the year, with all the existing special offers continuing, and some new ones being added – starting with two for sailors, of all ages: For children we’re delighted to welcome to the shop Claudia Myatt’s RYA […]
Don’t miss out on Nancy Blackett’s Book Month deals, celebrating 80 years of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”! We’re encouraging everybody to get back into reading after the success of our recent Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, so here are some incentives to get you, your family and your […]
Literally hot off the press, the new Nancy Blackett book by Peter Willis, “Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin”, has just arrived and is now stock! To celebrate this occasion, we’re giving you a very special offer – you can buy both “Good Little Ship” and “We Didn’t Mean to Go to […]
Reserve your seat now (by e-mail) for the official launch of Peter Willis’ new book about Nancy Blackett in London this Thursday evening (16th November), at 6:30pm, hosted by London’s West End chandlers Arthur Beale. Arthur Ransome’s classic novel “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea” (first published 80 years ago this month) was inspired by […]
It’s the last chance for you to enter our competition to win a signed copy of the second edition of “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)” by Sophie Neville – entries close tomorrow (Sunday 12th November)! Personally signed by the author herself, “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)” is the story of Sophie’s (often hilarious) […]
You can be at the official launch of Peter Willis’ new book about Nancy Blackett in London next Thursday evening (16th November), at 6:30pm, with London’s West End chandlers Arthur Beale. At the launch he will be giving a talk based on his new book “Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin”, showing […]
Get back into reading with a little help from Nancy Blackett’s Book Month, celebrating 80 years of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”! We’re encouraging everybody to get reading after the success of last month’s Marathon Reading of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, so here are some incentives to get you, your family […]
To celebrate the start of the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Book Month, you should enter our competition to win a signed copy of the second edition of “The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974)” by Sophie Neville. It’s the story of her (often hilarious) behind-the-scenes memories of the classic 1974 film in which she appeared as a child […]
Welcome to the Nancy Blackett Trust’s Book Month, celebrating 80 years of “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, first published in November 1937. Here at the Nancy Blackett Trust, we’re all about sailing and reading – boats and books, and in particular Arthur Ransome’s own Nancy Blackett and the book which features her: “We […]
We’re celebrating the voyages of Nancy Blackett, and the Goblin in “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, with our new North Sea Voyage Commemorative Postcards and Mini-Posters. They commemorate the voyage of the Goblin in “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, first published 80 years ago in November 1937, and celebrate the voyages of the Nancy Blackett, the real-life Goblin, […]
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