Arthur Ransome

107 books • 14 series

Arthur Michell Ransome (1884 - 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Many of the books involve sailing; fishing and camping are other common subjects. The books remain popular and "Swallows and Amazons" is the basis for a tourist industry around Windermere and Coniston Water, the two lakes Ransome adapted as his fictional North Country lake. He also wrote about the literary life of London and about Russia before, during and after the revolutions of 1917.
Jan 1, 1969
Cover of Old Peter's Russian Tales

Old Peter's Russian Tales (Primary Sources, Historical Collections)

15 Apr 1982
Cover of Swallowdale

Swallowdale (Swallows and Amazons, #2) (Godine Storyteller)

27 Sep 1984
Cover of Winter Holiday

Winter Holiday (Swallows and Amazons, #4) (Godine Storyteller, #7) (Swallows and Amazons Forever!)

Dec 1962
Cover of Soldier and Death

Soldier and Death

Jul 1, 1962
Cover of Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons Forever!, #1) (Swallows-And-Amazons-For-Ever!, #1) (Swallows and Amazons, #1) (Swallows-Amazons-For-Ever) (Godine Storyteller)

Dec 1959
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Mainly About Fishing

1 May 1994
Cover of We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea

We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (Godine Storyteller, #2) (Swallows and Amazons, #7) (Godine Storytellers) (Gregg Press Children's Literature)

1 Mar 1992
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Pigeon Post (Swallows-Amazons-For-Ever, #6) (Swallows and Amazons Forever!, #6) (Swallows and Amazons)

6 Sep 2001
Cover of Peter Duck

Peter Duck (Swallows and Amazons, #3) (Swallows-And-Amazons-For-Ever!, #3) (Swallows and Amazons Forever!, #3) (Godine Storyteller)

Jan 1, 1916
Cover of Russian Fairy Tales

Russian Fairy Tales

Jan 1, 1906
Cover of The Child's Book of the Seasons

The Child's Book of the Seasons