
The book, first published in 1932, is considered to be one of the metafictional books in the series, along with Missee Lee and perhaps Great Northern?. During the voyage the Wildcat (Captain Flint's ship) is chased by another vessel, the Viper, whose piratical crew are also intending to recover the treasure. The Swallows and Amazons sail to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck, an old sailor, to recover buried treasure.

Peter Duck is the third book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. Godine, Publisher: paperback, 1987, 2010) Can the children race ahead and uncover the buried treasure before the pirate? Can they survive storms, earthquakes, crabs and even a waterspout and make it. But they are shadowed by the Viper, manned by none other than Black Jake - a beastly pirate with a dark plan. `Because of his heart' said Peter Duck The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on the Wild Cat bound for the Channel. `Why do they call him Black Jake? Is it because of his hair?' Titty asked. Can the children race ahead and uncover the buried treasure before the pirate? Num Pages: 416 pages, 1. The Swallows and Amazons, as well as Captain Flint and the ancient able seaman Peter Duck, set sail on the Wild Cat bound for the Channel.



