This is a Godine Storyteller

      published in 1990 by

      DAVID R. GODINE, Publisher

      Post Office Box 450

      Jaffrey, New Hampshire 03452

       www.godine.com

      First published in 1934 by Jonathan Cape Ltd.; revised edition published in 1982

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      The Library of Congress has cataloged the earlier edition as follows: Ransome, Arthur, 1884–1967

      Coot club / Arthur Ransome: Illustrated by the author.

      p. cm— (A Godine storyteller)

      Summary: Dorothy and Dick have an adventure in the English countryside, involving frantic chases, calamitous boat collisions, and the attempts of their friends to protect nesting birds from rude holiday boaters.

      ISBN 0-87923-787-2

      [1. Boats and boating—Fiction. 2. Wildlife rescue—Fiction.

      3. England—Fiction.] I. Title. II. Series.

      PZ7.R175CO 1990 89-45348 CIP AC

      [Fic]— dc19

      Printed on acid-free paper.

      Print ISBN: 978-1-56792-501-2

      Ebook ISBN: 978-1-56792-638-5

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