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Missee Lee

  • 1941 first published
  • 401 pages
  • 12 editions

Published in 1941, Missee Lee is a pirate adventure and adventure fiction novel by Arthur Michell Ransome. Much of the action takes place in China and South China Sea. Key subjects include pirates, Sailing and swallows.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

At about 401 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Pirates
  • Sailing
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Children's stories
  • Children's fiction
  • China
  • Adventure stories
  • Amazons, Fictitious characters : Ransome
  • Swallows

Quick answers

Who wrote Missee Lee?

Missee Lee was written by Arthur Michell Ransome and first published in 1941.

What genre is Missee Lee?

It is usually shelved as Pirate Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Missee Lee?

The median edition has 401 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Missee Lee?

Readers who like it often enjoy Airborn, Treasure Island and The Master Key.

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