“Swallows and Amazons” is a fascinating children's adventure book, the first in a series of children's books written by the English writer Arthur Ransome, which brought him fame as an outstanding children's writer. The author of the book, Arthur Ransome, is a man with an interesting destiny, who was an active participant in the October Revolution in Russia and a British intelligence agent. The story “Swallows and Amazons” was written while Ransome was working as a correspondent for the Manchester Guardian newspaper and was inspired by the true story of how he taught his friend’s children to sail a yacht. The story describes the adventures of children divided into two teams of “Swallows” ” and “Amazons” during the summer holidays - skiffing, fishing, hiking and playing pirates. The book also contains allusions to Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island.