This page lists Arthur Ransome’s twelve completed Swallows and Amazons novels. It also lists several books published since his death, which primarily consist of material by Ransome, either from, or related to, the Swallows and Amazons books. 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:

• Swallows and Amazons (1930) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Vintage Children’s Classics pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Swallowdale (1931) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Vintage Children’s Classics pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Peter Duck (1932) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Vintage Children’s Classics pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Winter Holiday (1933) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Vintage Children’s Classics pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Coot Club (1934) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Vintage Children’s Classics pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Pigeon Post (1936) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Vintage Children’s Classics pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• We Didn’t Mean to go to Sea (1937) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Secret Water (1939) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• The Big Six (1940) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Missee Lee (1941) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• The Picts and the Martyrs (1943) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Random House Digital e-book)
• Great Northern? (1947) (Random House: Jonathan Cape hb; Red Fox pb; Random House Digital e-book)

Books published after his death:

• Coots in the North and Other Stories (1998)
• Illustrating Arthur Ransome (1994)
• The Swallows and the Amazons (1997)
• Ransome the Artist (1998)