Pt 1/2 Fantastic Escapes: A. Ransome, a Kettle, and a Great Coat

Part 1/2 Arthur Ransome's fantastic escapes in 1919

Arthur Ransome is best remembered as a successful author of children's books, most notably Swallows and Amazons.

But in 1919 he had a series of truly remarkable, daring, improbable - and fantastic escapes through partisan forests and vast landscapes, as he attempted to reach Estonia and escape with the woman, he loved.

 

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