Posted by peter on February 24, 1997 at 20:52:31:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Best Ransome Books posted by William Dashfield on February 24, 1997 at 08:08:28:
William writes:
Peter Duck is a story made up by the S & As themselves; this is made clear in Swallowdale and
other books. The original drafts included setting the screen in an old wherry in winter when
Captain Flint and the S & As started telling the story (included in "Coots in the North"?). In the
No no no, that was in Capt Flint's Trunk, titled "Their Own Story"
Missee Lee is, I think, as do others (see "Captain Flint's trunk") another made up story. Definitely
has all the hallmarks. In chronologies of ARs books, I'm sure there would be am 'empty' winter
for making this up!
Yes, I think this is a "Peter Duck" story too. After all, it has the Wild Cat in it.
The others could all be true, even 'Great Northern?' which includes them sailing with Captain Flint
again. Just...possible!
Anyone who even suggests that GN is a Peter Duck story deserves to be hung from the yardarm, with their bones rattlin' in the wind and picked clean by seagulls.