Stratford Guild's Wednesday 11 November talk
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Dr Martin Radford explores the extraordinary world of Arthur Ransome in his talk "Swallows and Amazons and the Russian Revolution, in the Reading Room, Stratford Road, SP1 3LL on Wednesday 11 November at 7.30 pm.
Ransome was sued by Oscar Wilde’s lover, worked as a newspaper reporter in St Petersburg during the Russian Revolution and eloped with Trotsky’s secretary, yet we know him as the much-loved author of the “Swallows and Amazons” children’s books.
The talk will be followed by the usual tea/coffee/biscuits.
Annual Membership of the Stratford Guild is £15, guests welcome £5 per meeting, includes refreshments. The complete 2026/2027 Programme of talks is here:
where there are also reviews of this season's past talks.
