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At last the green trees were close ahead, and Swallow was safe in the pool and ran her nose up the beach in the tiny bay, sheltered by the trees from the north, and by the walls of rock from any other wind. "What a place," said the able-seaman... "It's a perfect harbour," said John.

Welcome to the TARS website!

The Arthur Ransome Society (TARS) was formed in 1990 in order to celebrate and promote the life and works of Arthur Ransome, who is perhaps best known for his "Swallows and Amazons" series of books, first published between 1930 - 1947 and all of which remain in print to this day.

The TARS website aims to provide regularly updated information on the Society, including news and events, for use by both prospective and existing members. It also intended to be a useful resource for all things Arthur Ransome - his books, his life, the locations and characters featured in his writing, and other related information of interest.

We hope you enjoy your visit.

This month we're reading...

Blood Red Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick

A new novel that combines three stories - fairy tale, spy thriller and love story - in one, has the Russian Revolution as its backdrop and Arthur Ransome as the main protagonist. Read more...

What's New?

TARS 2008 Calendar	Pigeon Post bookmark	TARS Leaflet

• The very first TARS calendar with photographs of Ransome locations

• A celebratory Pigeon Post bookmark to coincide with this year's celebrations to mark 70 years of the Carnegie Medal

• A new TARS leaflet which introduces both the Society and Arthur Ransome, and provides some useful addresses and links if you're looking for more information

Click on any or all of the images or titles to find out more...

Regional Focus

This month the focus is on Midland Region. Have a look at their page to find out more about the activities and events they've put on this year. Click here to find out more...