 photograph of Jonathan Cape edition of Arthur Ransome's 1941 novel, Missee Lee | |
| Author | Arthur Ransome |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Arthur Ransome |
| Language | English |
| Series | Swallows and Amazons |
| Genre | Children's novels |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-56792-196-5 (David R. Godine, Publisher: paperback, 2001) |
| OCLC | 48144509 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R175 Mi 2001 |
| Preceded by | The Big Six |
| Followed by | The Picts And The Martyrs |
Missee Lee is the tenth book of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, set in 1930s China. The Swallows and Amazons are on a round-the-world trip with Captain Flint aboard the schooner Wild Cat. After the Wild Cat sinks, they escape in the boats Swallow and Amazon, but are separated in a storm. Both dinghies eventually end up in the lair of the Three Island pirates—Chang, Woo and Lee—where they are held prisoner by the unusual Missee Lee, the leader of the Three Island pirates.
The book, published in 1941, is considered one of the metafictional books in the series, along with Peter Duck and perhaps Great Northern?[1]
- ^ Hunt, Peter (1992). Approaching Arthur Ransome. London: Jonathan Cape. p. 80. ISBN 0-224-03288-7.