Posted by Robert Thompson on July 13, 2001 at 23:57:07 from 212.229.58.245:
In Reply to: Well, Tell us about the Third Cruise posted by Brad Henry on July 13, 2001 at 03:19:28:
From the publicity and order form distributed by Fernhurst Books:
"Racundra's Third Cruise" by Arthur Ransome is a detailed unpublished account of a cruise up the River Lieupe from Riga, Latvia, to Jelgrava in the summer of 1924.
The voyage took place shortly after his second marriage to Evgenia Shelepina, Trotsky's secretary. It describes in detail a leisurely six week cruise. It consists of the trip, the countryside, local people and a blow by blow, fish by fish account of Ransome's second greatest passion after sailing, fishing. It was without doubt intended for publication as a follow-up to his first really successful book "Racundra's First Cruise", first published in 1923 and currently out of print.
The manuscript has been researched and put together by Brian Hammett, a life-long Ransome fan and past Vice-President of the Cruising Association. It has the full support of Ransome's literary executors who would very much like to see it published, as it describes a part of Ransome's life that has only very briefly been mentioned in published works.
Cost £14.95, published early 2002.