Swallows & Amazons Collection

Swallows & Amazons, the book that started it all in 1930, introduces the Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able-bodied catboat Swallow, and the two intrepid "Amazons," the plucky Nancy and Peggy Blackett. In Peter Duck, the crew takes to the high seas in a real treasure hunt, while in Winter Holiday they plan an expedition to the "North Pole." In Coot Club, they try to protect birds from holiday boaters; We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea finds them in the North Sea, driven by a gale straight toward Holland. Secret Water is a "desert island" tale (complete with treasure map), and the Big Six a mystery of mistaken identities. Missee Lee is a tale of the South China Sea, and the concluding volume, Great Northern?, is a grand tour of Scotland. Adventures abound! Parents disappear! Children prevail! This is real writing, by a real writer—making this a beloved and successful series of books for children, young and old.

1. Swallows and Amazons
2. Swallowdale
3. Peter Duck
4. Winter Holiday
5. Coot Club
6. Pigeon Post
7. We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea
8. Secret Water
9. Big Six
10. Missee Lee
11. Picts & the Martyrs
12. Great Northern?