What books did Arthur Ransome write?

Arthur Ransome wrote a number of books, but he is most famous for his Swallows and Amazons series of children's novels. Here's a list of his most notable works:

Swallows and Amazons Series:

* Swallows and Amazons (1930)

* Swallowdale (1931)

* Winter Holiday (1933)

* Coot Club (1934)

* Pigeon Post (1936)

* Secret Water (1939)

* The Big Six (1940)

* The Picts and the Martyrs (1944)

* Great Northern? (1947)

* Missee Lee (1941) (a stand-alone book set in the same world)

Other notable books:

* The Road to the Western Sea (1931): A non-fiction account of Ransome's journey by canoe through the Canadian wilderness.

* The Magic Ring (1933): A fairy tale for children.

* Old Peter's Russian Tales (1916): A collection of Russian folk tales translated by Ransome.

* The Big Six (1940): A novel about the children from the Swallows and Amazons series, now teenagers, and their adventures.

* The Great Northern? (1947): A novel set in the same world as Swallows and Amazons, this time focusing on the older brother, John, and his adventures.

Other works:

Ransome also wrote numerous articles, essays, and short stories, as well as translations and biographies.

While the Swallows and Amazons series is his most famous work, Ransome was a prolific writer with a diverse range of interests. He was known for his beautiful prose, his love of nature, and his ability to capture the spirit of adventure.

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