Posted by Jock on September 16, 2011 at 06:05:37 user Jock.
Rob asks us all to think about –
if you had £25k to spend on commemorating and interpreting the works of Arthur Ransome,
what do you think are important things to do.
Whereas what TARS should do about 'Rob Boden's strategy' is, as Adam says, more properly
discussed elsewhere, I think that it is entirely appropriate for TarBoarders to discuss the more
general question – which does not mention TARS - as rephrased by Rob.
An index of all the Ransome related material held in various institutions around the world
would be one of my top priorities. This would be a boon for future Ransome researchers.
Would it need £25k to catalogue and compile? I don't know.
From a personal point of view, I would love to see all the S&A canon translated into Polish.
Only SA, SD and PD have been translated, and all three are out of print. Would this need
£25k? Certainly not! Only the price of a few postage stamps. Poles love sailing, sea shanties
and Britain. If the Literary Executors would like to proceed with this, I would be happy to
provide them with a list of the top Polish publishers of children's books.
Anyone with any other ideas?