BOOK LEEDS HOTELS

Arthur Ransome
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire
Born on 18th of January 1884
Died on 3rd of June 1967

Quotes from Arthur Ransome

'When a thing's done, it's done'... More

Born 1884. Died 1967 - English journalist and children's writer.

Worked as an office boy in a publishing firm, progressing to ghost writing and writing short stories. Became a reporter and because he had learnt Russian was sent to cover the Russian Revolution. Returned to England settling in the Lake District and turning to writing. Best known for Swallows and Amazons (1930), the first of 12 novels featuring two families of adventurous children. His autobiography was published posthumously in 1976.

Links:
http://www.arthur-ransome.org/ar/ Arthur Ransome Site

More famous Britons here

Contributors: Do you have a site related to Arthur Ransome?
Supply some content for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.

7957 views since 5th February 2007

Brit Quote:
Necessity dispenseth with decorum. - Thomas Carlyle
More Quotes

On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages