Swallows and Amazons Books in Order

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Publication order

In the order the books were originally released.

  1. Cover of Swallows and Amazons

    Swallows and Amazons

    1930 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    A children's book by Arthur Ransome, first in a series of twelve. In 1928, four children aged 7 to 12, whose father is in the navy, vacation with…

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  2. Cover of Swallowdale

    Swallowdale

    1931 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    Swallowdale is a children's adventure novel written by Arthur Ransome and first published in 1931 by Jonathan Cape. The story follows the Walker…

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  3. Cover of Peter Duck

    Peter Duck

    1932 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    Peter Duck is the third book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. The story follows the Swallows and Amazons as they sail to Crab…

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  4. Cover of Winter Holiday

    Winter Holiday

    1933 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    Winter Holiday is the fourth book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series, published in 1933. It introduces the third major group of…

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  5. Cover of Coot Club

    Coot Club

    1934 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    Coot Club is the fifth book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series, published in 1934. The story follows Dick and Dorothea Callum as they…

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  6. Cover of Pigeon post

    Pigeon post

    1936 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    Pigeon Post is the 6th novel in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series, published in 1936, and was the first winner of the Carnegie Medal for…

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  7. Cover of We didn't mean to go to sea

    We didn't mean to go to sea

    1937 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    The Swallows, visiting the east coast of England, stand watch on a small cruising sailboat for its owner, then drag anchor and end up crossing the…

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  8. Cover of Secret water

    Secret water

    1939 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    The Swallows are abandoned in one of the most interesting parts of England, the east coast north of the mouth of the Thames and south of the Norfolk…

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  9. Cover of The Big Six

    The Big Six

    1940 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    The Big Six is the ninth book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series, published in 1940. It follows Dick and Dorothea Callum, known as the…

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  10. Cover of Missee Lee

    Missee Lee

    1941 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    When their boat is burned and they are cast adrift in the South China Sea, Titty, Roger, Peggy, John, Nancy, Susan, and Captain Flint make their way…

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  11. Picts & the Martyrs or Not Welcome at All (Swallows and Amazons)

    1943 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    The Picts and the Martyrs is the eleventh book in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series, published in 1943. It is the last completed book set…

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  12. Cover of The Picts and the Martyrs or, Not welcome at all

    The Picts and the Martyrs or, Not welcome at all

    1943 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    The penultimate book in the Swallows and Amazons series. Dick and Dorothea join the Amazons for part of summer vacation, but a visit from Great Aunt…

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  13. Cover of Great Northern?

    Great Northern?

    1947 · Arthur Michell Ransome

    This 1947 novel is the last book in the Swallows and Amazons series, set on the west coast of Scotland, featuring extensive information about Great…

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  14. Cover of The printers

    The printers

    1965 · Leonard Everett Fisher

    This work surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of early printers, the development of the free press, and the…

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  15. Cover of Ellen's lion

    Ellen's lion

    Year unknown · Crockett Johnson

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  16. Cover of Coots in the North and other stories

    Coots in the North and other stories

    Year unknown · Arthur Michell Ransome

    Coots in the North is an incomplete novel by Arthur Ransome, identified and named by his biographer, Hugh Brogan. It was published in 1988 as a…

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  17. Cover of Tales at the mouse hole

    Tales at the mouse hole

    1991 · Mary Stolz

    This volume combines three previously published books by Stolz, following the adventures of Bob and Ozzie, two amiable and adventure-prone mice,…

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read the Swallows and Amazons series books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with “Swallows and Amazons”. Start with “Swallows and Amazons.”

How many books are in the Swallows and Amazons series series?

We list 17 books by Arthur Michell Ransome , published between 1930–1991.

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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.