The main reason I think this book is dated is the central premise. This book even smelled nice (not a nasty, mouldy old-book smell, but a nice, dry, old-paper scent).Īnyway, to return to the datedness of the story itself. It’s so old, it has an illustrated ‘Ex Libris’ book plate in the front proclaiming the book belongs to the ‘City of Sydney Public Library JUVENILE SECTION’ 2. It’s so old, it has a flimsy bit of paper stuck in for date stamps 1. It’s so old, it has one of those cardboard pockets in the back, containing an orange card with the book’s details handwritten in blue ink. Ltd’, with a fraying, faded olive-green cloth binding. This is a 1949 edition from ‘The Australasian Publishing Co. I love how, whenever I reserve a children’s book at my library, they give me the most ancient edition in existence, which I imagine they have to dig out of a wooden trunk in the deepest, darkest basement of Sydney Town Hall. But first, have a look at the gorgeous old edition I read! I found Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome fell mostly into the ‘charmingly nostalgic’ category, apart from a couple of cringe-worthy scenes, which I shall discuss below. ‘Dated’ books can be horribly offensive to modern sensibilities, or they can be charmingly nostalgic, or they can simply be a bit. A note for the benefit of those new to this series: ‘dated’ means ‘of its time, not ours’.
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