Miss Read (Dora
Saint)
April 17, 1913
- April 7, 2012
| We have had several
requests for a list of Miss Read's books. Courtesy of one our wonderful
customers, Jerri Chase, we now have this an informational bibliography
listing titles and first date of publication. We hope you find it helpful.
Another link to our current
Miss Read stock is at the bottom of the list.
The Fairacre novels:
The two Christmas books marked with * have been published together. The Market Square (1966) and The Howards of Caxley (1967) are set in the historical past of Caxley, the nearby market town to Fairacre where Fairacre people go from time to time. Fairacre and Beech Green, a nearby village, are mentioned. They end before the first Fairacre book starts. Thrush Green books:
The World Of Thrush Green 1988 (discusses the real place that inspired Thrush Green and has excerpts from all TG books published as of 1988.) Childrens books:
Autobiography:
Others she authored: Fresh from the Country 1960 The story of a young country girl/woman who has taken a first teaching job in the big city. Tales from a Village School 1994 Short stories; many of which appeared in magazines before her first novel was published. Miss Read's Country Cooking or To Cut a Cabbage Leaf 1969 Books edited by Miss Read: Miss Read's Christmas Book 1992, not to be confused with the omnibus edition of Village Christmas and The Christmas Mouse, Country Bunch 1963 short stories Miss Read Omnibus Editions (possibly not comprehensive) Chronicles of Fairacre - Village School, Village Diary, and Storm in the Village Further Chronicles of Fairacre - Miss Clare Remembers, Over the Gate, Fairacre Festival, and Emily Davis Fairacre Roundabout - Tyler's Row, Farther Afield, and Village Affairs Fairacre Affairs - Summer At Fairacre and Village Centenary Life at Thrush Green - Thrush Green, Winter in Thrush Green, and News from Thrush Green More Stories from Thrush Green - Battles at Thrush Green, Return to Thrush Green, and Gossip from Thrush Green Tales from Thrush Green - Affairs at Thrush Green and At Home in Thrush Green Encounters at Thrush Green - School at Thrush Green and Friends at Thrush Green Christmas at Fairacre (1991) - Village Christmas, No Holly for Miss Quinn, the Christmas Mouse, and four short stories Christmas at Fairacre (2005) - Village Christmas, No Holly for Miss Quinn, the Christmas Mouse Country Christmas (2006) - We believe this includes the short stories from the original 1991 Christmas at Fairacre omnibus edition, Village Christmas, Jingle Bells, Christmas At Caxley 1913, The Fairacre Ghost Other Miss Read Items "The Countryman" journal, dated Winter 1978 has an interview with Miss Read and a photo of her. "Villagers of Thrush Green" was a radio play done on BBC4. It was adapted from the first six Thrush Green novels. Four of the six adaptations were released, in Britain, on cassette tapes back in 1999. It was never published in book form. |
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