To celebrate the fortieth anniversary and release of the restored 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film, the Nancy Blackett Trust has teamed up with Vintage Books and Studiocanal to offer you the chance to win a bumper prize comprising: a year’s free membership of the Nancy Blackett Trust; a full set of Arthur Ransome Vintage Children’s Classics; […]
This year sees the 75th anniversary of the publication of "Secret Water", the eighth book in the "Swallows and Amazons" series by Arthur Ransome. The story is principally set in the Walton Backwaters and includes an second appearance by Nancy Blackett as the Goblin, being the direct sequel to the classic "We Didn't Mean to […]
You can now pre-order from our shop the new upcoming Vintage Classics editions of both "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" and "Secret Water" – the two Arthur Ransome titles that feature Nancy Blackett as the Goblin. They are about to be published in Random House's Vintage Classics series, with striking new cover designs. The […]
Children’s literature postgrad Elizabeth Williams from Newcastle University recently came to research the East Coast locations used by Ransome and Julia Jones, and was delighted to accept an invitation to visit the Goblin – alias Nancy Blackett. Here’s her account of the day: I love reading children’s books, and rereading the ones I’m particularly attached to. […]
Julia Jones will be signing copies of her new book "The Lion of Sole Bay" at the Woodbridge Cruising Club this Friday from 6pm. The event is being co-hosted by the Nancy Blackett Trust – and if you can't get there in person you can now buy the book from us at the special price […]
"The Lion of Sole Bay", just published, is the latest novel from Julia Jones, author of the Ransome-inspired Strong Winds Trilogy. It is a standalone story focusing on Luke, Anna's half-brother from the trilogy. He is expecting a half-term week with his dad Bill, aboard Bill's liveaboard fishing boat, but things soon go very wrong, […]
The cover for the new Vintage Classics edition of “Swallows and Amazons” has won the prestigious 2013 V&A Book Cover Illustration Award for the Finnish illustrator Pietari Posti. The winning design is one of several he has created for the “Swallows and Amazons” series, the others being for “Swallowdale”, “Peter Duck”, “Winter Holiday”, “Coot Club” and […]
Last Friday “Swallows and Amazons” was featured as the specialist subject of one contestant on the veteran BBC’s “Mastermind” quiz series. Sixteen questions were asked, drawing from topics across Arthur Ransome’s series of children’s novels, including two from “We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea”, in which Nancy Blackett stars as the Goblin. The contestant, […]
The Nancy Blackett Trust will be terminating its affiliate bookstore program at the end of the year. Orders may be made via the program up to the end of December 2012. Our direct sales of selected Ransome-related books will continue, and we are looking at the possibility of setting up an arrangement with an independent bookseller in the near […]
Attractive new editions of Arthur Ransome’s "Swallows and Amazons" series are being issued under the Vintage Classics imprint, with the first four titles now available. The paperbacks have a large, clear, easy-to-read typeface, all of Arthur Ransome’s original illustrations, plus quizzes, games and additional information in the ‘Backstory’ sections. More details in our Shop pages. […]
The Nancy Blackett Shop now stocks these new hardcover notebooks, which come with a choice of four classic Arthur Ransome book covers – as well as "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea", you can choose between "Swallows and Amazons", "Pigeon Post" and "Winter Holiday" versions. Produced by Art Meets Matter, who specialise in book-cover-based […]
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