2021-04-10T13:00:53Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/swallows-and-amazonsComments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/swallows-and-amazonstag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/1222/4316Comment #43162021-04-10T13:00:53ZSursumCorda<p>Fun trivia: Last night we were watching an episode of the detective series <em>New Tricks</em>, in which Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman announces, "I'm more of a <em>Swallows and Amazons</em> person myself." Considering that for most of my life I knew very few people who had even heard of the books, that was gratifying to hear. I still grieve about the <em>public library children's librarian</em> who tossed out—that is, trashed, without even giving anyone the opportunity to buy them—a set of old (possibly original) hardcover Swallows and Amazons books because they weren't modern enough. :( :( :(</p>