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Ransome Favourite Takes to the Waves Again

Coniston Water, in the past the site of Donald Campbell's fatal crash in "Bluebird," and the inspiration for Swallows and Amazons, now welcomes canoeists and kayakers.

Once your kid's finished devouring the latest Harry Potter, how do you go about nurturing that yen to read? Here's a list of recommended fantasy and SF novels.

The takeover of Manchester City by former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra draws closer with the former England coach, Sven Goran Eriksson, to be appointed manager.

Ian Rankin has followed up his phenomenally successful Rebus novels with the entertaining story of an art heist in Edinburgh that goes very wrong indeed.

The National Black Herstory Task Force chronicles and celebrates historical experiences from the African Diaspora through the recounting of personal stories.

Lakeland's Coniston fells have historically been mined for copper and slate. Much evidence remains in the valleys and on the slopes of The Old Man of Coniston

Top things to do and see in the English Lake District include Wordsworth's Dove Cottage, Kendal, Keswick, Windermere, Grasmere, Ullswater, daffodils and Beatrix Potter.

William Wordsworth spent most of his life in the English Lake District. Visit the houses in which he lived, and the places which inspired him on this literary tour.

Shireen Dobson wanted to find a way to spend quality time with her daughter, while on vacation with her family she thought about starting a mother/daughter book club.

Persons under the Security Services surveillance over the years include George Orwell and Ezra Pound. Today, the MI5 secret documents are available to download for a fee.