Five children escape from a Childrens Home, run away, and steal a boat, which they sail around the Outer Hebrides. The book had a large print run from London Methuen, but their warehouses were bombed in 1940, resulting in a loss of 5 million books. This is the resurrection of a successful children's adventure story. \n Format: Paperback / softback\n Length: 250 pages\n Publication date: 01 December 2020\n Publisher: Scotland Street Press\n Five children escape from a Children's Home, run away, and steal a boat, which they sail around the Outer Hebrides. The book had a massive print run from London Methuen, but their warehouses were bombed in 1940 in Paternoster Row; 5 million books were lost in the fires caused by tens of thousands of incendiary bombs. Consequently, there were very few copies in circulation. This is the resurrection of a successful children's adventure story.Five children escape from a Children's Home, run away, and steal a boat, which they sail around the Outer Hebrides.The book had a massive print run from London Methuen, but their warehouses were bombed in 1940 in Paternoster Row; 5 million books were lost in the fires caused by tens of thousands of incendiary bombs.Consequently, there were very few copies in circulation. This is the resurrection of a successful children's adventure story.\n Weight: 296g\n Dimension: 132 x 198 x 30 (mm)\n ISBN-13: 9781910895160\n \n
