Swallows and Amazons books in order

The books

1. 1

   Swallows and Amazons 1930 6.6 h

   This is one of the finest books for children, both boys and girls.

2. 2

   Swallowdale 1931 8.3 h

   The four children return to the lake for another summer camping on their island with their old allies, Nancy and Peggy, otherwise known as the Amazon pirates.

3. 3

   Peter Duck 1932 7.9 h

   Peter Duck is the third book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome.

4. Winter Holiday 1933 length not known

5. Coot Club 1934 length not known

6. 6

   Pigeon Post 1936 7.0 h

   Pigeon Post is the 6th in the Swallows and Amazons series, and was the first winner of the Carnegie Medal, for the best children's book written by a British subject.

7. 7

   We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea 1937 6.4 h

   The Swallows, visiting on the east coast of England, stand watch on a small cruising sailboat for the owner and drag anchor and cross the Channel in a gale.

8. 8

   Secret Water 1939 7.4 h

   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 Broads.

9. The Big Six 1940 length not known

10. 

    Missee Lee 1941 7.4 h

    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 to land only to find…

11. The Picts and the Martyrs 1943 length not known

12. Great Northern? 1947 length not known

13. Coots in the North 1988 length not known

How much is left

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