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Arthur Ransome
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English author and journalist (1884–1967)
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Arthur Ransome (1884–1967) was a British journalist, writer, children’s writer, and illustrator. Born in Leeds, he was educated at Rugby School and resided in Leeds. His work period spanned from 1904 until his death in 1967. He was buried in Cumbria. Ransome received the Carnegie Medal and held the noble title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He wrote in English and had an interest in sailing.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien — Self (archive footage)2022
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Arthur Michell Ransome , ( 1884-01-18 ) 18 January 1884, Leeds , England
- Died
- 3 June 1967 (1967-06-03) (aged 83), Cheadle Royal Hospital , Cheshire , England
- Resting place
- St Paul's Church, Rusland, Cumbria , England
- Occupation
- Author journalist
- Genre
- Children's literature
- Notable works
- Swallows and Amazons series of books
- Notable awards
- Carnegie Medal , 1936
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Leeds
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- Rugby School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Carnegie Medal
- Noble title
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Image
- Arthur Ransome in uniform.jpg
- Residence
- Leeds
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- Commons category
- Arthur Ransome
- date of birth
- 1884-01-18
- date of death
- 1967-06-03
- Commons gallery
- Arthur Ransome
- place of burial
- Cumbria
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Arthur Ransome
- interested in
- sailing
- start of work period
- 1904-01-01
- end of work period
- 1967-01-01
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to Arthur Ransome, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author, intelligence agent, and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. The entire series remains in print, and Swallows and Amazons is the basis for a tourist industry around Windermere and Coniston Water, the two lakes Ransome adapted as his fictional North Country lake.
He also wrote about the literary life of London, and about Russia before, during, and after the revolutions of 1917. His connection with the leaders of the Revolution led to him providing information to the Secret Intelligence Service, while he was also suspected by MI5 of being a Soviet spy.
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