These books don’t really need me to speak up for them, but… — “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” — “Sail is the thing.”
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Some of these are kids' books. They won't all be, though.
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And the rest of the series!
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Technically there's only one scene of boating... but it's an important one. (Also true of _Gaudy Night_, Dorothy L. Sayers.)
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Also, its distant descendant, _To Say Nothing of the Dog_, Connie Willis.
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A late entrant to the list, but... I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but it turned out to be a really good adventure story.
1
Some of these are kids' books. They won't all be, though.
2
And the rest of the series!
3
Technically there's only one scene of boating... but it's an important one. (Also true of _Gaudy Night_, Dorothy L. Sayers.)
4
Also, its distant descendant, _To Say Nothing of the Dog_, Connie Willis.
5
A late entrant to the list, but... I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, but it turned out to be a really good adventure story.
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