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Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by English author Arthur Ransome; it was first published on 1 December 1930, with the action taking place in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District. The book introduces the main protagonists John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker , their mother, their baby sister , as well as Nancy and Peggy Blackett , their uncle Jim, commonly referred to as Captain Flint and their widowed mother Molly Blackett.