![]() ![]() He is often not allowed do things such as use matches, and cannot stay by himself. ![]() Like Titty he only started learning to sail a year ago. Roger is the youngest Swallow and the ship's boy of the boat. She only learnt to sail last year, but is deemed old enough to do some things that the older two can and is allowed to stay on the island alone. Her real name is Mavis and she is definitely the most creative and imaginative of all. Titty is the third oldest of the Swallows and is known as able-seaman Titty. She is mate of the Swallow and is also a very capable sailor. ![]() Susan is the second oldest and fills a very traditional female role by acting as mother to the others (particularly Roger) by cooking and sewing. He appears to be in charge and the most able in sailing as well as in physical effort. John is the oldest of the Swallows and acts as captain and master of the boat. minor characters (those in parentheses are "offstage"): Mary Walker, ( Daddy), Vicky Walker, Nurse, Molly Blackett, Mr & Mrs Jackson at Holly Howe, Mr & Mrs Dixon (" milk farm"), Young & Old Billy the charcoal burners, Sammy Lewthwaite the policeman, ( Great Aunt Maria?-Peter Dowden thinks so.see notes), two burglars.Swallows: John, Susan, Titty, Roger Walker.List of characters in Arthur Ransome books It is set in the Lake District in August 1929 during the last fortnight of the summer Swallows and Amazons is the first book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome and was published in 1930. ![]()
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