In "Good Little Ship" Peter Willis analyses a classic of maritime literature - Arthur Ransome's "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" - and tells the story of the "Nancy Blackett", Ransome's own boat which appears as the "Goblin" in his story, and survives today as an...

In "Good Little Ship" Peter Willis analyses a classic of maritime literature - Arthur Ransome's "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea" - and tells the story of the "Nancy Blackett", Ransome's own boat which appears as the "Goblin" in his story, and survives today as an ambassador for Ransome and his tales.