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Lucy M. Boston Books in Order

18 books are credited to Lucy M. Boston, published between 1954 and 2011; 2 of them appeared after Lucy M. Boston's death in 1990. The first book is The Children of Green Knowe (1954) and the newest is Curfew & Other Eerie Tales (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1954–2011
Pages on record
2,027 in 15 of 18 books
Reading time
34–51 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,027 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

See all 18 books in order Printable Lucy M. Boston checklist

Lucy M. Boston (born Lucy Maria Wood, 10 December 1892 to 25 May 1990) was an English novelist for children and adults. Every book Boston published appeared after the author turned 60. The Green Knowe series consists of six low fantasy novels for children, published by Faber from 1954 to 1976. The catalogue opens with The Children of Green Knowe (1954). Green Knowe is an old country manor house modelled on Boston's home at Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire. A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961), the fourth book, won the Carnegie Medal. The catalogue lists 18 books in total, including Yew Hall (1954) and The Sea Egg (1967), through Curfew & Other Eerie Tales (2011).

How many Lucy M. Boston books are there?

Lucy M. Boston has 18 books, released between 1954 and 2011. 2 of them were published after Lucy M. Boston's death in 1990. 6 of them belong to the Green Knowe series.

Lucy M. Boston Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Lucy M. Boston 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 Yew Hall by Lucy M. Boston (1954)
  2. Cover of The Chimneys of Green Knowe / Treasure of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston, book 2 of the Green Knowe series (1958)
  3. Cover of The River at Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston, book 3 of the Green Knowe series (1959)
  4. Cover of A Stranger at Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston, book 4 of the Green Knowe series (1961)
  5. Cover of An Enemy at Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston, book 5 of the Green Knowe series (1964)
  6. Cover of The Castle of Yew by Lucy M. Boston (1965)
  7. Cover of The Sea Egg by Lucy M. Boston (1967)
  8. Cover of The House That Grew by Lucy M. Boston (1969)
  9. Cover of The Horned Man; Or, Whom Will You Send To Fetch Her Away? by Lucy M. Boston (1970)
  10. Cover of Nothing Said by Lucy M. Boston (1971)
  11. Cover of Memory In A House by Lucy M. Boston (1973)
  12. Cover of The Guardians of the House by Lucy M. Boston (1974)
  13. Cover of The Stones of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston, book 6 of the Green Knowe series (1976)
  14. Cover of The Fossil Snake by Lucy M. Boston (1976)
  15. Cover of Perverse And Foolish by Lucy M. Boston (1979)
  1. 1
    The Children of Green KnoweGreen Knowe #11954 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954128
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  2. 2
    Yew Hall1954 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954160
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  3. 3
    The Chimneys of Green Knowe / Treasure of Green KnoweGreen Knowe #21958 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1958214
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  4. 4
    The River at Green KnoweGreen Knowe #31959 · 161 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959161
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  5. 5
    A Stranger at Green KnoweGreen Knowe #41961 · 199 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961199
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  6. 6
    An Enemy at Green KnoweGreen Knowe #51964 · 171 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964171
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  7. 7
    The Castle of Yew1965 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196580
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  8. 8
    The Sea Egg1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  9. 9
    The House That Grew1969 · 28 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196928
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  10. 10
    The Horned Man; Or, Whom Will You Send To Fetch Her Away?1970 · 98 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197098
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  11. 11
    Nothing Said1971 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197164
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  12. 12
    Memory In A House1973 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973142
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  13. 13
    The Guardians of the House1974 · 51 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197451
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  14. 14
    The Stones of Green KnoweGreen Knowe #61976 · confirmed 1/4
    1976–
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  15. 15
    The Fossil Snake1976 · 53 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197653
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  16. 16
    Perverse And Foolish1979 · 139 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979139
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  17. 17
    Memories1992 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992339
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  18. 18
    Curfew & Other Eerie Tales2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Lucy M. Boston series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Lucy M. Boston 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

12 books

12 Lucy M. Boston titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lucy M. Boston books in order?

You only need to read Lucy M. Boston books in order within the Green Knowe series, which holds 6 of the 18 Lucy M. Boston books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Lucy M. Boston

Start with The Children of Green Knowe (1954), the first Green Knowe book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Lucy M. Boston book?

Curfew & Other Eerie Tales (2011) is the newest Lucy M. Boston book released so far.

Is there a new Lucy M. Boston book coming?

No next Lucy M. Boston 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 Lucy M. Boston has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Lucy M. Boston. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Carnegie Medal1961Won

Lucy M. Boston at a glance

Died
Lucy M. Boston died in 1990, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Lucy M. Boston are still being published after Lucy M. Boston's death in 1990; the newest appeared in 2011.
Release pace
Lucy M. Boston books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
2,027 pages across the 15 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 139 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lucy M. Boston books, 7 of 18, were published in the 1970s.

What the Lucy M. Boston books are about

16 of the 18 Lucy M. Boston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 6 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.