Missee Lee: Arthur Ransome

`So long,` called the harbourmaster. `Don`t run into Missee Lee!`

The Swallows, Amazons and Captain Flint don`t pay much heed to the harbourmaster`s friendly warning as they set off for China. They are on a round-the-world voyage aboard the Wild Cat and it`s been plain sailing for a hundred ports. But when Gibber, the ship`s monkey, accidentally sinks their faithful boat things take a serious turn for the worse. Separated, captured, miles from home, the Swallows and Amazons are about to meet their fate and the pirate who holds it: the legendary Missee Lee...

In the `Backstory` you can learn to decipher Nancy`s Morse code and find out about the real life inspirations for Missee Lee

Vintage Children`s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives.