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Elizabeth Goudge Books in Order

41 books are credited to Elizabeth Goudge, published between 1934 and 1990; 1 of them appeared after Elizabeth Goudge's death in 1984. The first book is Island Magic (1934) and the newest is A Vision of God (1990). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1934–1990
Pages on record
5,004 in 21 of 41 books
Reading time
83–125 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,004 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 41 titles with a page count on record.

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Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984) wrote English fiction for adults and for children. The Little White Horse won the Carnegie Medal in 1946, and J.K. Rowling later named it a favourite and a direct influence on the Harry Potter books. Goudge's 41 catalogued titles run from Island Magic (1934) to A Vision of God (1990). Three family sequences organise much of the fiction: the Torminster Saga, the Eliots of Damerosehay and the Du Frocq Family. Country life, historical settings and Christmas stories fill the subject tags.

How many Elizabeth Goudge books are there?

Elizabeth Goudge has 41 books, released between 1934 and 1990. 1 of them were published after Elizabeth Goudge's death in 1984. They include 3 series and 33 titles listed outside any series.

Elizabeth Goudge Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Elizabeth Goudge 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 Island Magic by Elizabeth Goudge, book 1 of the Du Frocq Family series (1934)
  2. Cover of The Middle Window by Elizabeth Goudge (1935)
  3. Cover of Sister of the Angels by Elizabeth Goudge, book 2 of the Torminster Saga (1939)
  4. Cover of Smoky-House by Elizabeth Goudge (1940)
  5. Cover of The Golden Skylark and Other Stories by Elizabeth Goudge (1941)
  6. Cover of The Well of the Star by Elizabeth Goudge (1941)
  7. Cover of Henrietta's House / The Blue Hills by Elizabeth Goudge, book 3 of the Torminster Saga (1942)
  8. Cover of Green Dolphin Street / Green Dolphin Country by Elizabeth Goudge (1944)
  9. Cover of The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge (1946)
  10. Cover of The Herb of Grace / Pilgrim's Inn by Elizabeth Goudge, book 2 of the Eliots of Damerosehay series (1948)
  11. Cover of Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge (1949)
  12. Cover of Linnets and Valerians / The Runaways by Elizabeth Goudge (1964)
  13. Cover of A Christmas Book by Elizabeth Goudge (1967)
  14. Cover of I Saw Three Ships by Elizabeth Goudge (1969)
  15. Cover of The Joy of the Snow by Elizabeth Goudge (1974)
  16. Cover of A Vision of God by Elizabeth Goudge (1990)
  1. 1
    Island MagicDu Frocq Family #11934 · 570 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1934570
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  2. 2
    The Middle Window1935 · confirmed 2/4
    1935–
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  3. 3
    A City of BellsTorminster Saga #11936 · confirmed 2/4
    1936–
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  4. 5
    Towers in the Mist1937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  5. 6
    Sister of the AngelsTorminster Saga #21939 · 126 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1939126
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  6. 7
    The Bird in the TreeEliots of Damerosehay #11940 · 259 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940259
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  7. 8
    Smoky-House1940 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940192
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  8. 10
    The Castle on the Hill1941 · confirmed 2/4
    1941–
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  9. 11
    The Well of the Star1941 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    194148
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  10. 12
    Henrietta's House / The Blue HillsTorminster Saga #31942 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1942191
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  11. 14
    Green Dolphin Street / Green Dolphin Country1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  12. 15
    The Elizabeth Goudge Reader1946 · confirmed 2/4
    1946–
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  13. 16
    The Little White Horse1946 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1946238
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  14. 17
    At the Sign of the Dolphin1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
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  15. 18
    Songs and Verses1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
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  16. 19
    The Herb of Grace / Pilgrim's InnEliots of Damerosehay #21948 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1948370
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  17. 20
    Make-BelieveDu Frocq Family #21949 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1949267
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  18. 21
    Gentian Hill1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  19. 23
    God So Loved the World1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  20. 24
    The Rosemary Tree1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  21. 25
    The Valley of Song1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  22. 26
    White Wings1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  23. 27
    The Heart of The FamilyEliots of Damerosehay #31953 · 317 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953317
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  24. 28
    The White Witch1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  25. 29
    Saint Francis of Assisi / My God and My All: The Life of St. Francis of Assisi1959 · 287 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959287
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  26. 30
    The Dean's Watch1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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Elizabeth Goudge 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.

Torminster Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. A City of Bells
  2. 2. Sister of the Angels
  3. 3. Henrietta's House / The Blue Hills

Eliots of Damerosehay in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Bird in the Tree
  2. 2. The Herb of Grace / Pilgrim's Inn
  3. 3. The Heart of The Family

Du Frocq Family in order

2 books
  1. 1. Island Magic
  2. 2. Make-Believe

Standalone books

33 books

33 Elizabeth Goudge titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Goudge books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Goudge books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Goudge

Start with Island Magic (1934), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Goudge book?

A Vision of God (1990) is the newest Elizabeth Goudge book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Goudge book coming?

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

Awards Elizabeth Goudge has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Elizabeth Goudge. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Carnegie Medal1946Wonfor The Little White Horse
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1959Shortlisted
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1956Shortlisted

Elizabeth Goudge at a glance

Died
Elizabeth Goudge died in 1984, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Elizabeth Goudge are still being published after Elizabeth Goudge's death in 1984; the newest appeared in 1990.
Release pace
Elizabeth Goudge books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,004 pages across the 21 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 238 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Goudge books, 15 of 41, were published in the 1940s.

What the Elizabeth Goudge books are about

35 of the 41 Elizabeth Goudge 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 7 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.