Margaret Irwin Books in Order
18 books are credited to Margaret Irwin, published between 1927 and 2011; 4 of them appeared after Margaret Irwin's death in 1967. The first book is Knock Four Times (1927) and the newest is Monsieur Seeks a Wife (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1927–2011
- Pages on record
- 3,414 in 11 of 18 books
- Reading time
- 57–85 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,414 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 18 titles with a page count on record.
Margaret Emma Faith Irwin, who lived from 27 March 1889 to 11 December 1967, was an English author of historical novels and a nonfiction biography of Sir Walter Raleigh. The catalogue tags Irwin's books with Elizabeth I, the English Civil War, royalists, princes and courtiers, Scotland and France. Knock Four Times (1927) is the earliest listed title. The Stranger Prince (1937), The Gay Galliard (1941), Young Bess (1944) and Elizabeth, Captive Princess (1948) follow, and Elizabeth Trilogy is the series credited to Irwin.
How many Margaret Irwin books are there?
Margaret Irwin has 18 books, released between 1927 and 2011. 4 of them were published after Margaret Irwin's death in 1967. 3 of them belong to the Elizabeth Trilogy series.
Margaret Irwin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 Margaret Irwin 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.
- 1Knock Four Times1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 2Fire Down Below1928 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419282241/4
- 3Royal Flush1932 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/419323521/4
- 4Still She Wished for Company1934 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/419342541/4
- 5Madame Fears the Dark: Seven Stories & a Play1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 6The Stranger Prince1937 · 556 pages · confirmed 1/419375561/4
- 7The Gay Galliard1941 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419412881/4
- 81944–1/4
- 9The Bride: The Story of Louise and Montrose1947 · 356 pages · confirmed 1/419473561/4
- 1019483361/4
- 11The Proud Servant1949 · confirmed 1/41949–1/4
- 121953–1/4
- 13None So Pretty1953 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419532241/4
- 14That Great Lucifer: A Portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh1960 · 430 pages · confirmed 1/419604301/4
- 15These Mortals1975 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419751521/4
- 16Bloodstock and Other Stories1978 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/419782421/4
- 17The Featherstones and Halls2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 18Monsieur Seeks a Wife2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
Margaret Irwin 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.
Elizabeth Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
15 books15 Margaret Irwin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margaret Irwin books in order?
You only need to read Margaret Irwin books in order within the Elizabeth Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 18 Margaret Irwin books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Margaret Irwin
Start with Knock Four Times (1927), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Margaret Irwin book?
Monsieur Seeks a Wife (2011) is the newest Margaret Irwin book released so far.
Is there a new Margaret Irwin book coming?
No next Margaret Irwin 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 Irwin at a glance
- Died
- Margaret Irwin died in 1967, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Margaret Irwin are still being published after Margaret Irwin's death in 1967; the newest appeared in 2011.
- Release pace
- Margaret Irwin books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 3,414 pages across the 11 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margaret Irwin books, 5 of 18, were published in the 1940s.
What the Margaret Irwin books are about
9 of the 18 Margaret Irwin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 6 of 9 books
- Great Britain 4 of 9 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 9 books
- Elizabeth i, queen of england, 1533-1603 3 of 9 books
- Fiction in English 3 of 9 books
- Royalists 2 of 9 books
- Scotland 2 of 9 books