-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. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice-s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the
