Arthur Michell Ransome

Quotes

• “They found, like many explorers before them, that somehow, in their absence, they had got into trouble at home.”

• “Softly, at first, as if it hardly meant it, the snow began to fall.”

• “She's got a rum job, but she knows how to do it, and to have a job and know how to do it is one of the best things in this life.”

• “What's hit's history: what's missed's mystery.”

Books by Arthur Michell Ransome in order

Books by Arthur Michell Ransome in the order they were published, from A History of Story-Telling (1909) to Little Daughter of the Snow (2005).

1. 1A History of Story-TellingA History of Story-Telling1909
2. 2Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe1910
3. 3Oscar WildeOscar Wilde1912
4. 4Old Peter's Russian TalesOld Peter's Russian Tales1916
5. 5Russia in 1919Russia in 19191919
6. 6Six Weeks in Russia in 1919Six Weeks in Russia in 19191919
7. 7Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in RhymeAladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme1920
8. 8The Crisis in RussiaThe Crisis in Russia1921
9. 9Swallows and AmazonsSwallows and Amazons1930
10. 10SwallowdaleSwallowdale1931
11. 11Peter DuckPeter Duck1932
12. 12Winter HolidayWinter Holiday1933
13. 13Coot ClubCoot Club1934
14. 14Pigeon PostPigeon Post1936
15. 15We Didn't Mean to Go to SeaWe Didn't Mean to Go to Sea1937
16. 16Secret WaterSecret Water1939
17. 17The Big SixThe Big Six1940
18. 18Missee LeeMissee Lee1941
19. 19The Picts and the MartyrsThe Picts and the Martyrs1943
20. 20Great Northern?Great Northern?1947
21. 21The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipThe Fool of the World and the Flying Ship1968
22. 22The War of the Birds and the Beasts and Other Russian TalesThe War of the Birds and the Beasts and Other Russian Tales1984
23. 23Favorite Russian Fairy TalesFavorite Russian Fairy Tales1995
24. 24Little Daughter of the SnowLittle Daughter of the Snow2005