Order of Miss Read Books
Miss Read was the pen name of English novelist Dora Jessie Saint (1913-2012); an author of novels set on the British countryside. Her series included Fairacre and Thrush Green – both set in British villages. “Miss Read” was also a character who appeared in her Fairacre series. Saint also worked as a teacher. She retired from writing in 1996 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1998. Dora Jessie Saint passed away in April 2012 at the age of 98.
Miss Read became a published author in 1955 with the novel Village School. Her final novel was Christmas at Thrush Green (written with Jenny Dereham), published in 2009. Below is a list of Miss Read’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Fairacre Books
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Village School |
(1955) |
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Village Diary |
(1957) |
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Storm in the Village |
(1958) |
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Miss Clare Remembers |
(1962) |
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Over the Gate |
(1964) |
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Village Christmas |
(1966) |
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The Fairacre Festival |
(1968) |
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Emily Davis |
(1971) |
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The Christmas Mouse |
(1973) |
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Tyler’s Row |
(1973) |
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Farther Afield |
(1973) |
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No Holly for Miss Quinn |
(1976) |
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Village Affairs |
(1977) |
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The White Robin |
(1979) |
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Village Centenary |
(1980) |
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Summer at Fairacre |
(1984) |
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Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre |
(1989) |
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Changes at Fairacre |
(1991) |
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Farewell to Fairacre |
(1993) |
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A Peaceful Retirement |
(1996) |
Publication Order of Fairacre Collections
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Tales from a Village School |
(1994) |
Publication Order of Thrush Green Books
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Thrush Green |
(1959) |
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Winter in Thrush Green |
(1961) |
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News From Thrush Green |
(1970) |
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Battles at Thrush Green |
(1975) |
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Return to Thrush Green |
(1978) |
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Gossip from Thrush Green |
(1981) |
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Affairs at Thrush Green |
(1983) |
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At Home in Thrush Green |
(1986) |
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The School at Thrush Green |
(1987) |
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Friends at Thrush Green |
(1991) |
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Celebrations at Thrush Green |
(1992) |
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The Year at Thrush Green |
(1996) |
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Christmas at Thrush Green |
(2009) |
Publication Order of Thrush Green Non-Fiction Books
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The World of Thrush Green |
(1988) |
Publication Order of Caxley Chronicles Books
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The Market Square |
(1966) |
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The Howards of Caxley |
(1967) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Fresh from the Country |
(1955) |
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Hobby Horse Cottage |
(1958) |
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The New Bed |
(1964) |
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Plum Pie |
(1964) |
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The Little Peg Doll |
(1965) |
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Tiggy |
(1973) |
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Hob and the Horse Bat |
(1974) |
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Animal Boy |
(1975) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming |
(1991) |
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Miss Read’s Christmas Book |
(1992) |
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A Country Christmas |
(2006) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Miss Read’s Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf |
(1969) |
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Fortunate Grandchild |
(1982) |
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Time Remembered |
(1986) |
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The English Vicarage Garden |
(1988) |
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Early Days |
(1988) |
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Mrs. Griffin Sends Her Love and Other Writings |
(2013) |
Note: Christmas at Thrush Green was co-authored by Jenny Dereham.