Re: AR's politics

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Posted by Jock on February 07, 2006 at 14:56:41 from 81.76.103.129 user Jock.

In Reply to: Re: AR's politics posted by Ian E-N on February 07, 2006 at 10:01:30:

A interesting and sympathetic account of AR's politics during his 'Russian period' can be found here.

    The Strange Case of Arthur Ransome
Another account by Paul Foot can be found here.
    Introductory Essay By Paul Foot
Foot's essay includes the Shelley quote, He refers to the S&A books as 'his delightful tales of middle class children in the Lake District and in Suffolk'. He also writes that, 'even the most pedantic Ransome addict would be hard pressed to find in any of these children's books a single word about politics.'

Many Tarboarders might agree with Foot's last comment. I think that it's worthy of further debate.

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