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Margaret Dickinson Books in Order

Margaret Dickinson has written 43 books, published between 1968 and 2026. The first book is Pride of the Courtneys (1968) and the newest is A Woman of Spirit (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
43
Published
1968–2026
Pages on record
2,121 in 8 of 43 books
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Margaret Dickinson, born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire and also known as Margaret Elizabeth Muggeson, writes historical sagas set largely in England. Her first novel, Pride of the Courtneys, appeared in 1968, when she was twenty-five, and the catalogue has since grown to 43 books, reaching A Woman of Spirit (2026). The Lincolnshire Fleethaven Trilogy gathers Plough the Furrow (1994), Sow the Seed (1995) and Reap the Harvest (1996). Abbeyford, the Maitland Trilogy, Eveleen Hardcastle and Buffer Girls are her other series, with social class, inheritance and workhouses among the recurring subjects.

How many Margaret Dickinson books are there?

Margaret Dickinson has 43 books, released between 1968 and 2026. They include 5 series and 30 titles listed outside any series.

Margaret Dickinson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 43 Margaret Dickinson books in the order they were released, 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 Abbeyford by Margaret Dickinson, book 1 of the Abbeyford series (1981)
  2. Cover of Beloved Enemy by Margaret Dickinson (1995)
  3. Cover of Portrait of Jonathan by Margaret Dickinson (1997)
  4. Cover of Abbeyford Inheritance by Margaret Dickinson, book 2 of the Abbeyford series (1998)
  5. Cover of Fairfield Hall by Margaret Dickinson (2014)
  1. 1
    Pride of the Courtneys1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  2. 2
    The Road to Hell1975 · confirmed 1/4
    1975–
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  3. 3
    AbbeyfordAbbeyford #11981 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981192
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  4. 4
    Adelina1981 · 295 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981295
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  5. 5
    Lifeboat!1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  6. 6
    Plough the FurrowFleethaven Trilogy #11994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  7. 7
    Sow the SeedFleethaven Trilogy #21995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  8. 8
    Beloved Enemy1995 · 243 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995243
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  9. 9
    Reap the HarvestFleethaven Trilogy #31996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  10. 10
    Portrait of Jonathan1997 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997272
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  11. 11
    The Miller's Daughter1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  12. 12
    Abbeyford InheritanceAbbeyford #21998 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998192
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  13. 13
    Chaff Upon the Wind1998 · confirmed 1/4
    1998–
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  14. 14
    Abbeyford RememberedAbbeyford #31999 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999278
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  15. 15
    The Fisher Lass1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  16. 16
    The Tulip Girl2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  17. 17
    The River Folk2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  18. 18
    Tangled ThreadsEveleen Hardcastle #12002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  19. 19
    Twisted StrandsEveleen Hardcastle #22003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  20. 20
    Brackenbeck2003 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003249
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  21. 21
    Red Sky in the Morning2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  22. 22
    Without Sin2005 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005400
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  23. 23
    Pauper's Gold2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  24. 24
    Wish Me Luck2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  25. 25
    Sing as We Go2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  26. 26
    Suffragette Girl2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  27. 27
    Sons and Daughters2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  28. 28
    Forgive and Forget2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  29. 29
    Jenny's War2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  30. 30
    The Clippie Girls2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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Margaret Dickinson 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.

Abbeyford in order

3 books
  1. 1. Abbeyford
  2. 2. Abbeyford Inheritance
  3. 3. Abbeyford Remembered

Fleethaven Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Plough the Furrow
  2. 2. Sow the Seed
  3. 3. Reap the Harvest

Maitland Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Poppy Girls
  2. 2. The Brooklands Girls
  3. 3. The Spitfire Sisters

Eveleen Hardcastle in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tangled Threads
  2. 2. Twisted Strands

Buffer Girls in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Buffer Girls
  2. 2. Daughters of Courage

Standalone books

30 books

30 Margaret Dickinson titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Margaret Dickinson books in order?

You only need to read Margaret Dickinson books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Margaret Dickinson

Start with Pride of the Courtneys (1968), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Margaret Dickinson book?

A Woman of Spirit (2026) is the newest Margaret Dickinson book released so far.

Is there a new Margaret Dickinson book coming?

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

Margaret Dickinson at a glance

Still publishing
Margaret Dickinson published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Margaret Dickinson books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,121 pages across the 8 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 260 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Margaret Dickinson books, 11 of 43, were published in the 2000s.

What the Margaret Dickinson books are about

5 of the 43 Margaret Dickinson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sagas is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.