Arthur Ransome, more rollicking kids-lit

Eli the Bearded sez: "Inspired by your Joan Aiken blurb, I'll
point out to you Arthur Ransome. He wrote
the Swallows and Amazons series, which I
suspect is even more Patrick O'Brian for
kids, at least the Peter Duck one which
involves a a trip to Trinidad. Other ones
have them climbing an imaginary Kachenjunga
an expedition to the 'North Pole,' etc.
Each book has the kids get older, smarter
and more ambitious."

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(Thanks, Eli the Bearded!)