Posted by Peter Ceresole on January 06, 2007 at 11:35:14 from 80.177.22.49 user PeterC.
In Reply to: Re: Commander Walker style upbringing posted by Jock on January 06, 2007 at 11:23:37:
I would argue that a degree of preliminary organisation by adults in not incompatible with the Ransome ethos.
I'd say it was fundamental. In every book. Ransome was a realist (PD and ML notwithstanding- but they were referred to as inventions).
The most independent of the children were the Death and Glories, rather more left to themselves. But adults have a large and continuous supporting role in all the adventures.