TARS Stall

The TARS Stall is run voluntarily and orders may take a while to process, but we do our best! We also appear at the IAGM, Literary Weekend and some other events in between.

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Postage and payment

UK postage is shown below in brackets, for individual items.

For multiple items, or overseas costs, please ask, by SAE, telephone OR e-mail:
Christine Rae, The Manor House, Church Lane, Houghton, STOCKBRIDGE, Hampshire SO20 6LJ
tel: +44 (0)1794 388897 (preferably 6-8pm)
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Items

Publications from TARS

Transcripts from the Literary Weekends, £6 (+ £2.30). Report and talks from the latest biennial event and previous events (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017).
DVD Encountering the Ransomes: Personal Memories of Arthur & Evgenia 2-DVD set £20 (+ £2.00) Presented by Sophie Neville, recorded interviews with 20 individuals, filmed 1996-2010.
Mixed Moss: The Journal of The Arthur Ransome Society £4 (+ £1.50) The Society’s literary journal, published annually. Most previous issues available.

Books about Arthur Ransome

The Life of Arthur Ransome, by Hugh Brogan £12 (+ £3.50) The definitive biography.
Good Little Ship: Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin, by Peter Willis. £14 (+ £3.50) The story of Nancy Blackett, inspiration for Goblin in AR’s WDMTGTS, and her restoration by Mike Rines and the Nancy Blackett Trust.
Swallows, Amazons and Coots, a reading of Arthur Ransome by Julian Lovelock £17 ( + £2.30). A literary overview of all ‘the 12’ by the present editor of Mixed Moss.
Arthur Ransome Afloat in Lakeland, by W. R. Mitchell £10 (+ £1.80). Attractively
illustrated account of AR’s haunts by a local author.
Arthur Ransome, a Bibliography, by Wayne Hammond £20 (+ £3.50). A comprehensive
guide detailing all titles Arthur Ransome wrote and to which he contributed, plus more than 1500 contributions to newspapers and magazines.
Ransome in Russia, by Ted Alexander & Tatiana Verizhnikova £18 (+ £3.50). Describes Arthur Ransome’s adventures in Eastern Europe from 1913 to 1924, by long-time TARS member Ted Alexander.
Arthur Ransome’s Family 1649-1975, by Judy Andrews £5 (+ £2.30). Information on
Arthur Ransome’s family and ancestors; with lots of previously unseen illustrations.
Arthur Ransome on the Broads, by Roger Wardale £15 (+ £3.50). Beautifully illustrated and draws on diary entries from the Ransomes’ Broads trips, linked to the relevant books.
Where it All Began: The Origins of Swallows and Amazons, by Pauline Marshall £3 (+ £1.50). Memoir of a Coniston girl who knew Arthur Ransome and was a possible ‘Peggy’.
The Ransoming, by Pauline Marshall £3 (+ £1.50). The 1920s and 30s for the children living at Bank Ground Farm in a mix of fact and fiction.
The Making of Swallows and Amazons, by Sophie Neville £13 (+ £3.50). TARS past-President, Sophie played Titty in the 1974 film – a behind-the-scenes account of its production.
Walton’s Secret Water DVD £15 (+ £2.00). Film by David Webb, featuring the Walton Backwaters of Secret Water country, in the 80th year of its publication.

Books by Arthur Ransome

Old Peter’s Russian Tales £7 (+ £3.50). Introduction by Christina Hardyment, with illustrations by Faith Jaques. £7 (+ £3)
Racundra’s First Cruise £7 (+ £3.50). How Arthur Ransome built and sailed Racundra in the Baltic, re-edited by Brian Hammett, with additional research, letters and photographs.
Racundra’s Third Cruise £5 (+ £3.00). Previously unpublished account of Arthur
Ransome’s honeymoon cruise in Latvia in 1924, edited by Brian Hammett.
Set of ‘the twelve’ S&A books £75 (+ £17.50). Vintage Classics paperback edition – individual copies £7 each (+ £3.50)
Swallows and Amazons, the stage musical, adapted by Helen Edmundson, with songs by Neil Hannon £9 (+ £2). The script and songs for the Bristol Old Vic production, recently revived.

See also books in bold in Amazon Publications section (below)

Amazon Publications – books by and about Ransome

NEW Sunlight and Shadows: Arthur Ransome’s Hidden Narratives by Mike Bender £14 (+£3.50). A challenging and ground breaking reinterpretation of Ransome and his writings.
The Twilight Years, Vol II – London ed. Margaret Ratcliffe £20 (+ £3.50). Ransome’s diary at Hurlingham Court, 1950-1963 with introduction by Griff Rhys-Jones.
The Twilight Years, Vol I – Hill Top, ed. Margaret Ratcliffe £15 (+ £3.50). Ransome’s diary entries at Hill Top, 1956 to 1964.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Ransome’s Long-lost Study, edited by Kirsty Nichol Findlay £8.50 (+ £3.50). The first published edition of his critical study, written nearly a century ago and lost until 1990. Special paperback edition for TARS.
Ransome the Artist, by Roger Wardale £5 (+ £3.50). Sketches, illustrations and paintings by Arthur Ransome.
Ransome on Blue Water Sailing, ed. Christina Hardyment £5 (+ £3.50). Mariners’ Library introductions and book reviews about sailing.
A Ransome Book-case, by John Cowen £10 (+ £3) A personal guide to Arthur Ransome’s books with pictures and detailed text.
Bohemia in London, by Arthur Ransome £7.50 (+ £3.50). AR’s ‘first real book’ in a new edition with the original 1907 Fred Taylor illustrations.
From our Special Correspondent – the Journalism of Arthur Ransome in Egypt, by Nancy M Endersby-Harshman £25 (+ £3.50). Egypt and the Sudan in the 1920s and ‘30s, based on his reports in the Manchester Guardian.
Ransome in China, 1927, special correspondent to the Manchester Guardian and
the Baltimore Sun, by David Jones £7.50 (+ £3.50). AR at the height of his career as a political journalist.
Arthur Ransome: a Bodley Head Monograph, Hugh Shelley £2 (+ £1.80)
Before a Peak in Darien, ed. Paul Crisp £7.50 (+ £3.50). From Arthur Ransome’s early writings
Fair Cops and Glowworms, ed. Paul Crisp £10 (+ £3.50). An anthology of AR’s fishing articles not previously published in book form, with an essay on other writers on fishing known to AR.
Genetic Building Blocks, the forebears of Arthur Ransome, by Margaret Ratcliffe
£8.50 (+ £2.30) [paperback] / £10 (+ £3.50). An insight into his family through written works, private correspondence and manuscripts, many published here for the first time.
Collecting our Thoughts, ed. Margaret Ratcliffe £15 (+ £3.50) [paperback]. Introductory features from the TARS Library catalogues, 2000-2009, and new essays on related themes.

Fiction inspired by Arthur Ransome

The Strong Winds series by Julia Jones. Contemporary teenage thrillers set in East Anglia, with a strong sailing element.

Vol. 1: The Salt-Stained Book
Vol. 2: A Ravelled Flag
Vol. 3: Ghosting Home
Vol. 4: The Lion of Sole Bay
Vol. 5: Black Waters
£6 each (+ £2.10) / Set of five: £25 (+ £3.50)

NEW Vol.6: Pebble £9 (£2.30)

Those … kids series by Jon Tucker. A new series of Tasmanian adventure stories for children by a TARS member and live-aboard sailor.

Those Snake Island Kids, Jon Tucker
Those Eco-Pirate Kids, Jon Tucker,
each £10 (+ £1.80)

The Boat in the Bay, Alan Kennedy £10 (+ £2.00) Ransome-referenced adventure story

Other Items

TARS Teddy £10 (+ £3.50). Need a mascot? Here he/she is! Companionable soft toy, 24cm high, sitting.
Burgees £18 (+ £2.50). Polyester burgees, 50x30cm, including halyard and toggle. Three designs: -Swallows and Amazons logo, skull and crossbones, or Swallow alone.
Car sticker £2 (+ $1.20p). yellow background with TARS logo, approx. 16 x 6 cm.
Enamel TARS pin badge £3 (+ £1.50). An enamel TARS pin badge in shape and design of TARS Burgee, approx. 2 x 3 cm.

Clothing available at IAGM and Literary Weekend:

Adult T-Shirts £22 (+ £3.50).
Unisex, light blue or maroon.
Medium Width 21in, Length 28in
Large Width 22in, Length 30in
X Large Width 23in Length 31in
XX Large Width 24in Length 32in
Ladies, mint green or white
Small Width 16.5in Length 24in
Medium Width 19in Length 25in
Polo Shirts £20 (+ £3.50).
Unisex, light blue or maroon.
Medium Width 21in, Length 28in
Large Width 22in, Length 30in
X Large Width 23in Length 32in
XX Large Width 26in Length 33in
Ladies, light blue or pink
Small Width 16.5in Length 22in
Medium Width 18in Length 26.5in
Sweat Shirts £22 (+ £3.50).
Unisex, maroon.
Medium Width 23in, Length 27in
Large Width 24.5in, Length 28.5in
X Large Width 23in Length 32in
Children’s T-Shirts £10 (+ £3.50).
‘TARS AHOY!’ logo. Mid blue or lime green.
7-8 yrs Width 17.5in, Length 23in
9-11 yrs Width 18.5in, Length 24in
11-13 yrs Width 19.5in Length 26in