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Elizabeth Jane Howard Books in Order

20 books are credited to Elizabeth Jane Howard, published between 1950 and 2017; 1 of them appeared after Elizabeth Jane Howard's death in 2014. The first book is The Beautiful Visit (1950) and the newest is The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1950–2017
Pages on record
6,060 in 18 of 20 books
Reading time
101–152 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,060 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

See all 20 books in order Printable Elizabeth Jane Howard checklist

Elizabeth Jane Howard has 20 books catalogued, opening with The Beautiful Visit (1950) and We Are For The Dark (1951). The Long View (1956), The Sea Change (1959), After Julius (1965) and Odd Girl Out (1972) follow, and The Light Years (1990) and Marking Time (1991) appear decades later. Howard (26 March 1923 - 2 January 2014) was an English novelist with 15 novels, among them the bestselling Cazalet Chronicles. Family sagas, marriage, England and the Second World War recur in the subjects.

How many Elizabeth Jane Howard books are there?

Elizabeth Jane Howard has 20 books, released between 1950 and 2017. 1 of them were published after Elizabeth Jane Howard's death in 2014. 5 of them belong to the Cazalet Chronicles series.

Elizabeth Jane Howard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Elizabeth Jane Howard 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 The Beautiful Visit by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1950)
  2. Cover of We Are For The Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1951)
  3. Cover of The Long View by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1956)
  4. Cover of The Sea Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1959)
  5. Cover of After Julius by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1965)
  6. Cover of Something In Disguise by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1969)
  7. Cover of Odd Girl Out by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1972)
  8. Cover of Mr. Wrong by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1973)
  9. Cover of The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard, book 1 of the Cazalet Chronicles (1990)
  10. Cover of Marking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard, book 2 of the Cazalet Chronicles (1991)
  11. Cover of Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard, book 3 of the Cazalet Chronicles (1993)
  12. Cover of Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard, book 4 of the Cazalet Chronicles (1995)
  13. Cover of Marriage by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1998)
  14. Cover of Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1998)
  15. Cover of Falling by Elizabeth Jane Howard (1999)
  16. Cover of Love All by Elizabeth Jane Howard (2008)
  17. Cover of All Change by Elizabeth Jane Howard, book 5 of the Cazalet Chronicles (2013)
  18. Cover of The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse by Elizabeth Jane Howard (2017)
  1. 1
    The Beautiful Visit1950 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950368
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  2. 2
    We Are For The Dark1951 · 258 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1951258
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  3. 3
    The Long View1956 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956384
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  4. 4
    The Sea Change1959 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1959368
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  5. 5
    After Julius1965 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1965304
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  6. 6
    Something In Disguise1969 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969288
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  7. 7
    Odd Girl Out1972 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1972304
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  8. 8
    Mr. Wrong1973 · 261 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1973261
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  9. 9
    The Light YearsCazalet Chronicles #11990 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990448
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  10. 10
    Marking TimeCazalet Chronicles #21991 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991416
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  11. 11
    ConfusionCazalet Chronicles #31993 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993352
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  12. 12
    Casting OffCazalet Chronicles #41995 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995496
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  13. 13
    Marriage1998 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998180
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  14. 14
    Getting It Right1998 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998384
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  15. 15
    Falling1999 · 376 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999376
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  16. 16
    Slipstream2002 · 500 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002500
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  17. 17
    Three Miles Up and Other Strange Stories2003 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003229
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  18. 18
    Love All2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  19. 19
    All ChangeCazalet Chronicles #52013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  20. 20
    The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse2017 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017144
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Elizabeth Jane Howard 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.

Cazalet Chronicles in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Light Years
  2. 2. Marking Time
  3. 3. Confusion
  4. 4. Casting Off
  5. 5. All Change

Standalone books

15 books

15 Elizabeth Jane Howard titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elizabeth Jane Howard books in order?

You only need to read Elizabeth Jane Howard books in order within the Cazalet Chronicles series, which holds 5 of the 20 Elizabeth Jane Howard books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Elizabeth Jane Howard

Start with The Beautiful Visit (1950), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Elizabeth Jane Howard book?

The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse (2017) is the newest Elizabeth Jane Howard book released so far.

Is there a new Elizabeth Jane Howard book coming?

No next Elizabeth Jane Howard 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 Jane Howard at a glance

Died
Elizabeth Jane Howard died in 2014, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Elizabeth Jane Howard are still being published after Elizabeth Jane Howard's death in 2014; the newest appeared in 2017.
Release pace
Elizabeth Jane Howard books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
Length
6,060 pages across the 18 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elizabeth Jane Howard books, 7 of 20, were published in the 1990s.

What the Elizabeth Jane Howard books are about

15 of the 20 Elizabeth Jane Howard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 3 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Family life 3 of 15 books
  • Social life and customs 3 of 15 books
  • England 2 of 15 books
  • English Domestic fiction 2 of 15 books
  • English Historical fiction 2 of 15 books
  • English Romance fiction 2 of 15 books
  • English War stories 2 of 15 books
  • Fiction in English 2 of 15 books
  • Historical fiction 2 of 15 books
  • Marriage 2 of 15 books
  • Sagas 2 of 15 books