Coots in the North and other stories
by Ransome, Arthur - (1884–1967) - introduced by Hugh Brogan
pub. by Jonathan Cape Ltd, London, UK, 1988       isbn 0-224-02605-4 -- Preface p. 7 - - 144 p. total
This little book consists of a short introduction by Ransome biographer Hugh Brogan followed by a number of what he calls unfinished bits found among Arthur Ransome's papers long after he died. All of them with the exception of Coots in the North are in fact fully formed short stories. They are as literature as good as any short stories I have ever read, and I have read quite a few. They cover a broad range of subject matter, all very readable, some quite thought provoking.

Arthur Ransome, Storyteller by Hugh Brogan - p.9 - 22
The River Comes First - p. 23 - 50       a childrens tale
The Cloudburst - p. 51 - 60             a childrens tale same protagonist as above
The shepherds Pipe - p. 61 - 71       a story drawn from Ransome's time in Russia
Ankou - p. 72 - 79                            an almost spooky tale set in NW France
Two Shorts and a Long - p. 80 - 91     a story of a yacht owner and his crew
The Unofficial Side - p. 92 - 102       the story of the background of a yacht owners crew
Coots in the North - p. 103 - 144       a beginning fragment of what wold have been a very interesting book

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