Caroline Blackwood Books in Order

11 books are credited to Caroline Blackwood, published between 1974 and 2012; 2 of them appeared after Caroline Blackwood's death in 1996. The first book is For All That I Found There (1974) and the newest is The Last of the Duchess (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
1974–2012
Pages on record
1,541 in 9 of 11 books
Reading time
26–39 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,541 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Caroline Blackwood, author

Caroline Blackwood (16 July 1931 to 14 February 1996) was an English writer, socialite and muse, born Lady Caroline Maureen Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood. Blackwood was the eldest child of the 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava and Maureen Constance Guinness. One of Blackwood's books is an autobiography about a wealthy but unhappy childhood. The catalogue lists 11 titles, among them For All That I Found There (1974), The Stepdaughter (1976), Great Granny Webster (1977), Corrigan (1984) and The Last of the Duchess (2012). Subjects include short stories, essays, the upper class, older women and England.

How many Caroline Blackwood books are there?

Caroline Blackwood has 11 books, released between 1974 and 2012. 2 of them were published after Caroline Blackwood's death in 1996.

Caroline Blackwood Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Caroline Blackwood books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    For All That I Found There1974 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974143
  2. 2
    The Fate of Mary Rose1974 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974208
  3. 3
    The Stepdaughter1976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976
  4. 4
    Great Granny Webster1977 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977108
  5. 5
    Darling, You Shouldn't Have Gone to So Much Trouble1980 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980224
  6. 6
    Good night sweet ladies1983 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983136
  7. 7
    Corrigan1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984
  8. 8
    On the Perimeter1984 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984112
  9. 9
    In the Pink1987 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987164
  10. 10
    Never Breathe a Word2010 · 366 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010366
  11. 11
    The Last of the Duchess2012 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201280

Caroline Blackwood books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

11 books

11 Caroline Blackwood titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Caroline Blackwood books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 11 Caroline Blackwood books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Caroline Blackwood

Start with For All That I Found There (1974), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Caroline Blackwood book?

The Last of the Duchess (2012) is the newest Caroline Blackwood book released so far.

Is there a new Caroline Blackwood book coming?

No next Caroline Blackwood book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Award nominations for Caroline Blackwood

Wikidata records 1 nomination for Caroline Blackwood. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Caroline Blackwood at a glance

Died
Caroline Blackwood died in 1996, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Caroline Blackwood are still being published after Caroline Blackwood's death in 1996; the newest appeared in 2012.
Release pace
Caroline Blackwood books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
1,541 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 143 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Caroline Blackwood books, 5 of 11, were published in the 1980s.

What the Caroline Blackwood books are about

9 of the 11 Caroline Blackwood books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: english fiction is tagged on 2 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.