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Elizabeth Cadell Books in Order

58 books are credited to Elizabeth Cadell, published between 1946 and 2025; 1 of them appeared after Elizabeth Cadell's death in 1989. The first book is My Dear Aunt Flora (1946) and the newest is Death and Miss Dane (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Elizabeth Cadell is the pen name of Violet Elizabeth Vandyke. Elizabeth Cadell also publishes as Harriet Ainsworth.

Books
58
Published
1946–2025
Pages on record
8,655 in 36 of 58 books
Reading time
144–216 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,655 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 36 of 58 titles with a page count on record.

See all 58 books in order Printable Elizabeth Cadell checklist

Elizabeth Cadell (1903-1989) was a British writer of romance. The catalogue lists 58 titles, from My Dear Aunt Flora (1946) through a heavy run in the 1950s to Death and Miss Dane (2025). England, Portugal, France and village life supply the settings recorded in the subjects, and the Waynes of Wood Mount books form the one named series. Cadell also wrote as Harriet Ainsworth.

How many Elizabeth Cadell books are there?

Elizabeth Cadell has 58 books, released between 1946 and 2025. 1 of them were published after Elizabeth Cadell's death in 1989. 3 of them belong to the Waynes of Wood Mount series.

Elizabeth Cadell Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 58 Elizabeth Cadell 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. Cover of My Dear Aunt Flora by Elizabeth Cadell (1946)
  2. Cover of Gay Pursuit by Elizabeth Cadell (1948)
  3. Cover of River Lodge by Elizabeth Cadell (1948)
  4. Cover of Enter Mrs. Belchamber / The Frenchman and the Lady by Elizabeth Cadell (1951)
  5. Cover of Sun In The Morning by Elizabeth Cadell (1951)
  6. Cover of When Gentlemen Go by aka Around the Rugged Rock / The Gentlemen Go By by Elizabeth Cadell (1954)
  7. Cover of Money To Burn by Elizabeth Cadell (1955)
  8. Cover of Consider the Lilies by Elizabeth Cadell (1955)
  9. Cover of I Love a Lass by Elizabeth Cadell (1956)
  10. Cover of Honey for Tea by Elizabeth Cadell (1961)
  11. Cover of The Toy Sword Language of the Heart by Elizabeth Cadell (1962)
  12. Cover of Be My Guest by Elizabeth Cadell (1963)
  13. Cover of Canary Yellow by Elizabeth Cadell (1964)
  14. Cover of The Fox from His Lair by Elizabeth Cadell (1965)
  15. Cover of The Corner Shop by Elizabeth Cadell (1966)
  16. Cover of The Stratton Story / Mrs. Westerby Changes Course by Elizabeth Cadell (1967)
  17. Cover of Home for the Wedding by Elizabeth Cadell (1971)
  18. Cover of Royal Summons by Elizabeth Cadell (1972)
  19. Cover of Deck with Flowers by Elizabeth Cadell (1973)
  20. Cover of Return Match by Elizabeth Cadell (1976)
  21. Cover of Parson's House by Elizabeth Cadell (1977)
  22. Cover of The Marrying Kind by Elizabeth Cadell (1980)
  23. Cover of Any Two Can Play by Elizabeth Cadell (1981)
  24. Cover of Remains to Be Seen by Elizabeth Cadell (1983)
  1. 1
    My Dear Aunt Flora1946 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946424
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  2. 2
    Last Straw for Harriet/Fishy, Said the Admiral1947 · confirmed 1/4
    1947–
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  3. 3
    Gay Pursuit1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  4. 4
    River Lodge1948 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948223
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  5. 5
    Iris in Winter1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  6. 6
    Brimstone in the garden1950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  7. 7
    Enter Mrs. Belchamber / The Frenchman and the Lady1951 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951320
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  8. 8
    The Greenwood Shady1951 · confirmed 1/4
    1951–
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  9. 9
    Sun In The Morning1951 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951205
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  10. 10
    Men And Angels1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
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  11. 11
    Journey's Eve / Crystal Clear1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  12. 12
    Spring Green1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  13. 13
    The Cuckoo in Spring1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  14. 14
    When Gentlemen Go by aka Around the Rugged Rock / The Gentlemen Go By1954 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954283
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  15. 15
    The Lark Shall SingWaynes of Wood Mount #11955 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955192
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  16. 16
    Money To Burn1955 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955286
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  17. 17
    Consider the Lilies1955 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955144
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  18. 18
    The Blue Sky of SpringWaynes of Wood Mount #21956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  19. 19
    Bridal Array1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  20. 20
    I Love a Lass1956 · 264 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1956264
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  21. 21
    Shadow On The Water1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  22. 22
    The Green Empress1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  23. 23
    Sugar Candy Cottage1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  24. 24
    Alice, Where Art Thou?1959 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959144
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  25. 25
    The Yellow Brick Road1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  26. 26
    Six Impossible ThingsWaynes of Wood Mount #31961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  27. 27
    Honey for Tea1961 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961190
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  28. 28
    The Toy Sword Language of the Heart1962 · 263 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962263
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  29. 29
    Letter to My Love1963 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963191
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  30. 30
    Mixed Marriage1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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Elizabeth Cadell 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.

Waynes of Wood Mount in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Lark Shall Sing
  2. 2. The Blue Sky of Spring
  3. 3. Six Impossible Things

Standalone books

55 books

55 Elizabeth Cadell titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Cadell books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Cadell books in order within the Waynes of Wood Mount series, which holds 3 of the 58 Elizabeth Cadell books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Cadell

Start with My Dear Aunt Flora (1946), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Cadell book?

Death and Miss Dane (2025) is the newest Elizabeth Cadell book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Cadell book coming?

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

Elizabeth Cadell at a glance

Died
Elizabeth Cadell died in 1989, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Elizabeth Cadell are still being published after Elizabeth Cadell's death in 1989; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
Elizabeth Cadell books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,655 pages across the 36 of 58 books with a recorded length, a median of 226 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Cadell books, 19 of 58, were published in the 1950s.

What the Elizabeth Cadell books are about

26 of the 58 Elizabeth Cadell books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 13 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.