http://arthur-ransome.org/forum This is the Arthur Ransome society's message Forum. To post to this forum you must be a member of the Arthur Ransome society and have logged into the site using your username and password. If you are a member and do not have a username and password, please send your name, address and membership number to 'tarsnet@arthur-ransome.org' daily 1 2008-09-12T10:08:46Z http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-books/313331649/256329743/view We conclude that Bob Blackett was dead from Nancy's comment on Kanchenjunga the he 'was father' and Captain Flint reassuring Mrs Blackett that Bob 'would have' ... 2010-09-06T18:00:12Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-books/313331649/740786339/view Ooops-Bob Blackett! All the -ob names get confusing. =) 2010-09-06T01:52:34Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-books/313331649/65636699/view What happened to "Rob Blackett" from Swallowdale?? The Amazons' dad is only mentioned about 3 times in the whole series. He's dead, I know that, but did AR ... 2010-09-05T19:47:41Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/3400307/897786421/view As a new member I have just got involved with forums and noticed the mention of Des Kelsall's passing in NZ. In 2005 my wife and I travelled to his home town ... 2010-09-03T05:11:15Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-books/875286144/322828486/view I have an android phone with kindle reader.  I'd love your see your list of 75 books.....   Previously Magnus Smith wrote: One great ... 2010-09-02T00:50:08Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/660703224/view I am glad to see Joy joining in this conversation because (as she points out) she used to be one of the chief TARS editors and as such, was a member of ... 2010-08-31T18:20:09Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/913084300/view As a former editor of MOSS, SHIP'S LOG and various other TARS publications (yes, I am well on now with the 2009 Transcripts!), I should mention  the ... 2010-08-31T12:39:08Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/356587961/603838911/view My mum always used to say the same thing to me, Deirdre.  I shouldn't worry about it too much (I now have a library full of books, but the Ransome ones ... 2010-08-30T07:49:19Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/160880736/view Alan Hakim is quite right about the recent reporting of the IAGM Sunday Service in Ship’s Log, but what he doesn’t point out is that this crept in during the ... 2010-08-29T19:46:20Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/160880735/view I think everyone is agreed this was an excellent issue, I said so myself on another part of the forum and that John should be congratulated for his work. As ... 2010-08-29T19:43:16Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/988680638/view I fear that this discussion has rather diverted attention from the overall excellence of this issue of Signals. I find it surprising that members are ... 2010-08-29T18:18:50Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/101308831/view I must admit I read the latest Signals with much relish and  was somewhat bemused about the comments regarding the church service report. Not ... 2010-08-29T07:52:20Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/356587961/147195805/view I'd read it.  My mom thinks I should read something other than Swallows and Amazons. I will. 2010-08-29T04:44:52Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/523907942/667520743/view Okay......be careful of sharks! 2010-08-29T04:34:16Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/940212089/view Sorry John for having to disagree with you again; it seems to me that Ransome is using the expression to emphasise the confusion in Russia, in the context of ... 2010-08-28T21:56:35Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/639100664/view   I am afraid that John is missing the point here. Whilst I agree with him that the publishing of the sermon was done with the best of intentions, ... 2010-08-28T19:15:20Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/376645950/555094498/view PS. On 6th June 1917 Ransome wrote to his mother- "I do my level best to give an accurate idea of things here, but, bless my soul,only God who knows all ... 2010-08-28T14:37:24Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/9017849/980521745/view Probably AR12.3 if we are trying to be accurate. CITN is not really a full book Previously Magnus Smith wrote: AR13, surely?!!   2010-08-26T22:12:33Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/the-books/278739426/45495713/view Dear Deirdre Having walked the plank over your other missing message, been eaten by a shark, climbed out, dried off, eaten an ice cream (strawberry) etc, ... 2010-08-26T20:14:48Z Comment http://arthur-ransome.org/forum/tars-general-discussion/523907942/503160829/view Please accept my apologies Deirdre: your message below somehow went walkabout in May and I've only just noticed it was never published properly. Mea culpa x ... 2010-08-26T20:09:40Z Comment