This page lists the books of literary criticism written by Arthur Ransome. In addition to these volumes, Ransome edited The World’s Story-Tellers series in the period 1907-9 (see our Contibutions List for details). In each case the date shown is that of first UK publication.

Titles in bold are currently in print in the UK, by the publishers shown. All are on sale to the public, except for Amazon Publications, which are only sold to members of The Arthur Ransome Society.

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Books published during Arthur Ransome’s lifetime:

• A History of Story-Telling (1909)
  
• Edgar Allan Poe (1910)
• Oscar Wilde (1912)
• Portraits and Speculations (1913) (see list for Essay Collections)
• Before a Peak in Darien (2008) (see list for Essay Collections)
• Robert Louis Stevenson (2011) (Boydell & Brewer)