The Children's books of Arthur Ransome

a survey by Robert Thompson

This is a personal survey of the dozens of editions of the twelve children's books of Arthur Ransome. I certainly do not possess them all (chance would be a fine thing) and have only scant information about some of them. If I have inadvertently been mistaken or if anyone can add further information on editions not shown here, please contact All Things Ransome.

Swallows and Amazons translations Swallowdale Peter Duck Winter Holiday
Coot Club Pigeon Post We didn't mean to go to sea Secret Water
The Big Six Missee Lee The Picts and the Martyrs Great Northern?




British - Cape hardback American - paperback Dutch Hungarian Slovak
British - Puffin paperback Australian Finnish Japanese Spanish
British - Red Fox paperback Canadian French Korean Swedish
British - other Czech German Norwegian
American - hardback Danish Hebrew Polish

Copyright matter exists in the images on this site; permission has been sought wherever possible. Unauthorised use of copyright material is illegal. Acknowledgements are due in particular to: The Random House Group Ltd., Penguin UK (Puffin Books), Oxford University Press, The Museum of Lakeland Life, Kendal, The Arthur Ransome Literary Executors. Further acknowledgements here.