# Mr. Dixon — Swallows and Amazons character guide

> Mr. Dixon in Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dixon, Mrs. Dixon

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii-the-charcoal-burners

## Snapshot

A laconic charcoal-burner and farmer whose fires and farmhouse anchor the children's world, and whose wife arrives with porridge when the storm has passed.

## Who they are

He and Mrs. Dixon are the practical natives of the lake—the ones who carry messages, spot smoke, and know whose box was stolen. Mrs. Dixon's porridge, hauled across rough water after the gale, shows the quiet kindness that keeps the young explorers fed and forgiven. Their gossip also spreads word of Captain Flint's loss, tightening the knot between the children and the suspicious man on the houseboat.

## Relationships

### [John Walker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/swallows_and_amazons_se/characters/john_walker)

_social_

John interacts with Mr. Dixon, a local farmer, in a polite and respectful acquaintance manner.

### [John Walker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/swallows_and_amazons_se/characters/john_walker)

_social_

John interacts with Mr. Dixon, a local farmer, in a polite and respectful acquaintance manner.

### [John Walker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/swallows_and_amazons_se/characters/john_walker)

_social_

John interacts with Mr. Dixon, a local farmer, in a polite and respectful acquaintance manner.

## In the story

### [The Arrow with the Green Feather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/swallows_and_amazons_se/chapters/ix-the-arrow-with-the-green-feather)

Mrs. Dixon, the farmer's wife, gives John toffee and cake and warns him about Mr. Turner.

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