 Front cover of first edition | |
| Author | Arthur Ransome |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Arthur Ransome |
| Cover artist | Ransome |
| Language | English |
| Series | Swallows and Amazons |
| Genre | Children's adventure novel |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 383 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9780224021241 |
| OCLC | 634672 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R175 Pi[1] |
| Preceded by | Coot Club |
| Followed by | We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea |
Pigeon Post is an English children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome, published by Jonathan Cape in 1936. It was the sixth of twelve books Ransome completed in the Swallows and Amazons series (1930 to 1947). He won the inaugural Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising it as the year's best children's book by a British subject.[2]
This book is the only one of the Swallows and Amazons books which does not feature sailing-related plots: boats appear only in passing, as a mode of transport. All the action takes place on and under the fells surrounding the Lake, as the characters attempt to discover gold in the Lake District hills.[3][4]
- ^ "Pigeon post" (first edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
medal1936was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wardale, Roger (1991). Nancy Blackett. London: Jonathan Cape. p. 91.
- ^ Hardyment, Christina (1984). Arthur Ransome & Captain Flint's Trunk. London: Jonathan Cape.