Swallows and Amazons Series

A List of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons Novels and Related Works

This page introduces the Swallows and Amazons Series section of our Arthur Ransome bibliography.

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