Miss Read Reading Order
8 series · 54 books · Born 1913
Miss Read is the pen name of English author Dora Jessie Saint, whose decades-long writing career drew heavily from her experience as a schoolteacher. Best known for her Fairacre series depicting the gentle rhythms of village life in rural England, she created warmly observed portraits of small-town communities and their residents across multiple interconnected series. Her prolific output of more than fifty books spanning fiction, memoir, and short story collections established her as a beloved chronicler of English country life from the 1950s through the early 2000s.
Caxley Chronicles Series
Complete2 books (1966–1967)
Start with The Market Square and read in order.
Start this series with The Market Square
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Fairacre Series
Complete20 books (1955–1996)
Start with Village School, the first of 20 books in the Fairacre series.
Start this series with Village School
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Fairacre Collections Series
Complete1 book (1994–1994)
Non-Fiction Series
Complete6 books (1969–2013)
Start with Miss Read's Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf, the first of 6 books in the Non-Fiction series.
Start this series with Miss Read's Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf
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Short Story Collections Series
Complete3 books (1991–2006)
Start with Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming and read in order.
Start this series with Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming
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Standalone Novels Series
Complete8 books (1955–1975)
Start with Fresh from the Country, the first of 8 books in the Standalone Novels series.
Start this series with Fresh from the Country
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Thrush Green Series
Complete13 books (1959–2009)
Start with Thrush Green, the first of 13 books in the Thrush Green series.
Start this series with Thrush Green
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Thrush Green Non-Fiction Series
Complete1 book (1988–1988)
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Miss Read written?
- Miss Read has written 54 books across 8 series. Their published works span from 1955 to 2013.
- What is the first book in each Miss Read series?
- Here are the first books in Miss Read's series: Caxley Chronicles: The Market Square; Fairacre: Village School; Non-Fiction: Miss Read's Country Cooking, Or, to Cut a Cabbage-Leaf; Short Story Collections: Little Red Bus & Other Rhyming; Thrush Green: Thrush Green.
- What order should I read Miss Read's books?
- We recommend reading Miss Read's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Miss Read's series complete?
- Miss Read has 8 completed series.