Swallows and Amazons: The Picts & the Martyrs (Paperback)

from Eyejaybee

This was the last completed novel in the Swallows and Amazons series to be set in the Lake District, and shows Arthur Ransome tackling more serious issues than had been evident in the previous novels. Indeed, the Swallows are absent from this adventure, with the principal focus falling on Dorothe...

from antiquary

This was one of the first S&A books I read, being given it at the age of six. It falls well into the middle of the series, so for a long time I had no clear idea how it fitted with the others. It is one of a subseries in which a new pair of children, Dick and Dorothea (Dot) become involved with t...

from Kafahy

Maybe one of the best yet, I am sad to have nearly finished the series.

from atreic

Another Swallows and Amazons escapade. Nancy and Peggy are looking forward to having Dorothea and Dick visit, but then find that the Great Aunt is coming to stay, to make sure they are OK without their parents. Thus is born the great plan that Dorothea and Dick will hide in an old shed (as Picts)...

from Eyejaybee

This was the last completed novel in the Swallows and Amazons series to be set in the Lake District, and shows Arthur Ransome tackling more serious issues than had been evident in the previous novels. Indeed, the Swallows are absent from this adventure, with the principal focus falling on Dorothe...