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"When a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time." -- Arthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist, best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. These tell of school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Many of the books involve sailing; other common subjects include fishing and camping. The books remain so popular that they provide a basis of a tourist industry around Windermere and Coniston Water – the two lakes that Ransome used as the basis for 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.

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Early Writing, Including Life in Russia   more

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Total Books: 331
Old Peter's Russian Tales
2021 - Old Peter's Russian Tales (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781389679049
ISBN-10: 1389679047
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
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Swallows and Amazons
2019 - Swallows and Amazons [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787548937791
ISBN-10: 7548937792
Genre: Children's Books
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Coot Club
2015 - Coot Club [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781511330978
ISBN-10: 151133097X
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Secret Water
2015 - Secret Water [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781511330992
ISBN-10: 1511330996
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

The Picts  the Martyrs Or Not Welcome at All
2015 - The Picts the Martyrs or Not Welcome at All [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781511331012
ISBN-10: 1511331011
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Great Northern A Scottish Adventure of Swallows  Amazons
2015 - Great Northern a Scottish Adventure of Swallows Amazons [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781511331029
ISBN-10: 151133102X
Genre: Children's Books
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The Picts and the Martyrs
2015 - The Picts and the Martyrs (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780099589372
ISBN-10: 0099589370
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Great Northern
2015 - Great Northern (Paperback)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099589389
ISBN-10: 0099589389
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Missee Lee
2014 - Missee Lee (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780099589426
ISBN-10: 0099589427
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

The Big Six
2014 - The Big Six (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099589358
ISBN-10: 0099589354
Genre: Children's Books
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Swallowdale
2014 - Swallowdale (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781468309560
ISBN-10: 1468309560
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
2014 - We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099589396
ISBN-10: 0099589397
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Winter Holiday
2014 - Winter Holiday [Swallows & Amazons] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781567924886
ISBN-10: 1567924883
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Pigeon Post
2013 - Pigeon Post (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099582540
ISBN-10: 0099582546
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Peter Duck
2012 - Peter Duck (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780099573647
ISBN-10: 0099573644
Genre: Children's Books
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Missee Lee The Swallows  Amazons in the China Seas
2012 - Missee Lee the Swallows Amazons in the China Seas [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781455857395
ISBN-10: 1455857394
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

The Child's Book of the Seasons  Pond and Stream
2012 - The Child's Book of the Seasons Pond and Stream (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781478396932
ISBN-10: 1478396938
Genre: Children's Books
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Peter Duck A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees
2012 - Peter Duck a Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781455857463
ISBN-10: 1455857467
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1

Russia In 1919
2012 - Russia in 1919 (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781275527492
ISBN-10: 1275527493
Genre: History
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Racundra's First Cruise
2012 - Racundra's First Cruise (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781290351898
ISBN-10: 1290351899
Genres: History, Sports & Outdoors
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The Picts  the Martyrs
2010 - The Picts the Martyrs [Swallows & Amazons] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781567924305
ISBN-10: 1567924301
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
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2004 - Swallows and Amazons for Ever [Red Fox Older Fiction] (Paperback)
2000 - The Big Six a Novel [Swallows and Amazons Series] (Paperback)
2000 - Big Six [Swallows and Amazons] (Hardcover)
1995 - Favorite Russian Fairy Tales [Dover Children's Thrift Classics] (Paperback)Hardcover
Rod and Line [Oxford Paperbacks] (Paperback)