![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This describes a treasure-seeking expedition on the volcanic island of Trindade, off Brazil (sometimes known as "Trinidad" but not to be confused with the larger Caribbean island of that name). Ransome used as a major resource for Peter Duck a book by one of his favourite sailing authors, E. The appearance, sailing background and many of the characteristics of Peter Duck are based on Captain Sehmel, a Latvian sailor who accompanied Ransome on a cruise aboard his yacht Racundra in the Baltic Sea, as documented in Ransome's sailing book, Racundra's First Cruise. Most of the book was written in Aleppo where Ransome was staying with the Altounyans. The book, first published in 1932, is considered to be one of the metafictional books in the series, along with Missee Lee and perhaps Great Northern?. During the voyage the Wildcat (Captain Flint's ship) is chased by another vessel, the Viper, whose piratical crew are also intending to recover the treasure. The Swallows and Amazons sail to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck, an old sailor, to recover buried treasure. Peter Duck is the third book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. Godine, Publisher: paperback, 1987, 2010) ![]()
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