Elizabeth Jane Howard Reading Order

2 books (1964–1987)

Elizabeth Jane Howard edited two ghost story anthologies across a span of more than two decades. The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories was published in 1964, followed by The Virago Book of Ghost Stories in 1987. This complete collection of two volumes should be read in publication order.

Start with The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories and read in order.

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1	The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Virago Book of Ghost Stories 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1990–2026)

Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazalet Chronicles is a six-book literary fiction series following an English family across multiple generations. Published between 1990 and 2026, the series should be read in publication order beginning with The Light Years. The first five books were written by Howard herself, with the sixth and final installment, The Golden Hours, completed by Louisa Young after Howard's death. This complete series offers an expansive, interconnected narrative best experienced from start to finish.

Start with The Light Years, the first of 6 books in the Cazalet Chronicles series.

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1	The Light Years 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Marking Time 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Confusion 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Casting Off 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	All Change 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Golden Hours(By: Louisa Young) 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2002–2002)

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1	Slipstream 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1951–2003)

Elizabeth Jane Howard's Short Story Collections series comprises four volumes of literary short fiction published across five decades, from 1951 to 2003. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with We Are For The Dark. These collections showcase Howard's talent for crafting distinctive stories that span her long career as a writer.

Start with We Are For The Dark, the first of 4 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	We Are For The Dark 1951Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	MR Wrong 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mr. Wrong 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Marriage 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Three Miles Up and Other Strange Stories 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (1950–2017)

Elizabeth Jane Howard's ten standalone novels were published between 1950 and 2017, spanning literary fiction across seven decades. Though each book stands independently with its own characters and story, readers new to her work should begin with The Beautiful Visit, her debut, and proceed in publication order through Getting It Right, Falling, Love All, and The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse. The complete series is no longer growing, making it an ideal collection for exploring Howard's full career as a literary novelist.

Start with The Beautiful Visit, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Beautiful Visit 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Long View 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Sea Change 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	After Julius 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Something In Disguise 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Odd Girl Out 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Getting It Right 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Falling 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Love All 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible