Elswyth Thane Books in Order
35 books are credited to Elswyth Thane, published between 1926 and 2011; 1 of them appeared after Elswyth Thane's death in 1984. The first book is Riders of the Wind (1926) and the newest is The Tudor Wench - A Play in Three Acts - Dramatized From an Episode in the Book of the Same Name (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1926–2011
- Confirmed
- 35 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,531 in 9 of 35 books
Elswyth Thane is the pen name of Helen Ricker Beebe, an American novelist who lived from 1900 to 1984. Riders of the Wind (1926) opens a catalogue of 35 titles, and the Women of Williamsburg novels form the one series. American history, from the Revolution of 1775 to the Second World War, runs through the subjects. Plays, biography and non-fiction sit alongside the romances, Young Mr. Disraeli (1936) and The Tudor Wench (1932) among them. The last catalogued item appeared in 2011.
Source: Wikidata
How many Elswyth Thane books are there?
Elswyth Thane has 35 books, released between 1926 and 2011. 1 of them were published after Elswyth Thane's death in 1984. They include 2 separate series.
Elswyth Thane Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Elswyth Thane 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 November 2026.
- 119263123/4
- 21926–3/4
- 31927–3/4
- 41928–3/4
- 519293183/4
- 61930–3/4
- 71932–3/4
- 81934–3/4
- 919363523/4
- 101940–3/4
- 1119413643/4
- 121944–3/4
- 131945–3/4
- 141947–3/4
- 151947–3/4
- 1619483743/4
- 171950–3/4
- 181950–3/4
- 191951–3/4
- 201953–3/4
- 211954–3/4
- 2219543063/4
- 231957–3/4
- 241959–3/4
- 251962–3/4
- 261963–3/4
- 271965–3/4
- 281966–3/4
- 2919672413/4
- 301968–3/4
- 311969–3/4
- 321969–3/4
- 3319701843/4
- 341972–3/4
- 35The Tudor Wench - A Play in Three Acts - Dramatized From an Episode in the Book of the Same NameElswyth Thane Plays #12011 · 80 pages · confirmed 3/42011803/4
Elswyth Thane 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.
Elswyth Thane Standalone Novels
22 books22 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Women of Williamsburg in order
7 booksElswyth Thane Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Elswyth Thane Plays in order
1 bookDo you have to read Elswyth Thane books in order?
You only need to read Elswyth Thane books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Elswyth Thane
Start with Riders of the Wind (1926), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Elswyth Thane book?
The Tudor Wench - A Play in Three Acts - Dramatized From an Episode in the Book of the Same Name (2011) is the newest Elswyth Thane book released so far.
Is there a new Elswyth Thane book coming?
No next Elswyth Thane book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Elswyth Thane at a glance
- Died
- Elswyth Thane died in 1984, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Elswyth Thane are still being published after Elswyth Thane's death in 1984; the newest appeared in 2011.
- Release pace
- Elswyth Thane books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,531 pages across the 9 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 312 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Elswyth Thane books, 8 of 35, were published in the 1960s.
When Elswyth Thane books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Elswyth Thane titles appeared. 1950s was the most productive decade with 8 titles.
35 books total across 7 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Elswyth Thane books are about
14 of the 35 Elswyth Thane books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: day, julian (fictitious character) is tagged on 6 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Day, julian (fictitious character) 6 of 14 books
- Historical fiction 6 of 14 books
- United States 6 of 14 books
- Biography 4 of 14 books
- England 2 of 14 books
- History 2 of 14 books
- Presidents' spouses 2 of 14 books
- World War, 1939-1945 2 of 14 books