Chapters: Swallows and Amazons Series, Nancy Blackett, List of Swallows and Amazons Characters, Peter Duck, Missee Lee, We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, Pigeon Post, List of Boats in Arthur Ransome Books, Swallowdale, Coots in the North, Coot Club, the Picts and the Martyrs, the Big Six, Winter Holiday, Great Northern?, List of Places in Arthur Ransome Books, Secret Water, the Arthur Ransome Society, the Wild Cat, Arthur Ransome Club. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 69. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Swallows and Amazons is a series of children's books by English author Arthur Ransome, named after the title of the first book in the series. The 12 books involve adventures by groups of children almost all during the school holidays and mostly in England and Scotland, between the two World Wars. The stories revolve around outdoor activities, especially sailing. The series remains popular today for its idyllic, yet often realistic, depiction of childhood and the interplay between youthful imagination and reality. It is part of the basis for a large tourist industry in the Lake District and Norfolk Broads areas of England, where many of the books are set. There are also several societies dedicated to the study and promotion of Ransome's work which are largely inspired by the series. The first one to be founded was the Arthur Ransome Club in Japan. There is also the British-based group, The Arthur Ransome Society, which has an international membership. Literary importance Peter Hunt has stated that the series ...changed British literature, affected a whole generation's view of holidays, helped to create the national image of the English Lake District and added Arthur Ransome's name to the select list of classic British children's authors. The series begins with Swallows and Amazons, publi...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=35239