Margery Sharp Books in Order
Margery Sharp has written 40 books, published between 1930 and 1978. The first book is Rhododendron Pie (1930) and the newest is Bernard Into Battle (1978). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 40
- Published
- 1930–1978
- Pages on record
- 4,610 in 24 of 40 books
- Reading time
- 77–115 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,610 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 40 titles with a page count on record.
Margery Sharp was an English writer who produced 25 novels for adults, two mysteries, four plays, 14 children's novels and many short stories. The Rescuers is her best known work, a children's sequence about a heroic mouse named Miss Bianca and her partner Bernard, filmed by Walt Disney Productions in 1977 and given a sequel in 1990. Sharp's catalogue holds 40 titles, from Rhododendron Pie (1930) through The Nutmeg Tree (1937) and Cluny Brown (1944) to Bernard Into Battle (1978).
How many Margery Sharp books are there?
Margery Sharp has 40 books, released between 1930 and 1978. They include 2 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.
Margery Sharp Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 40 Margery Sharp 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.
- 1Rhododendron Pie1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 2Fanfare for Tin Trumpets1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 3The Nymph and the Nobleman1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 4The Flowering Thorn1933 · 253 pages · confirmed 1/419332531/4
- 5Sophy Cassmajor1934 · confirmed 1/41934–1/4
- 6Four Gardens1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 7The Nutmeg Tree1937 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/419372281/4
- 8The Stone of Chastity1940 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419402881/4
- 9Three Companion Pieces1941 · confirmed 1/41941–1/4
- 10Cluny Brown1944 · confirmed 1/41944–1/4
- 11Harlequin House1944 · confirmed 1/41944–1/4
- 12Britannia Mews1946 · 377 pages · confirmed 1/419463771/4
- 13The Foolish Gentlewoman1948 · 428 pages · confirmed 1/419484281/4
- 14Lise Lillywhite1951 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419512561/4
- 15The Gypsy in the Parlour1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 16The Tigress on the Hearth1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 1719572221/4
- 181959–1/4
- 19Something Light1960 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419602501/4
- 20Melisande1960 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/41960881/4
- 2119621661/4
- 2219621521/4
- 2319631441/4
- 2419641771/4
- 25Lost at the Fair1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 26The Sun In Scorpio1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 271966–1/4
- 28In Pious Memory1967 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419671601/4
- 291970–1/4
- 3019701341/4
- 31Rosa1970 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419702241/4
- 3219721111/4
- 33The Innocents1972 · confirmed 1/41972–1/4
- 34The Lost Chapel Picnic and Other Stories1973 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/419732011/4
- 35The Magical Cockatoo1974 · 75 pages · confirmed 1/41974751/4
- 36The Children Next Door1974 · 38 pages · confirmed 1/41974381/4
- 37The Faithful Servants1975 · 203 pages · confirmed 1/419752031/4
- 3819771281/4
- 39Summer Visits1977 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419772201/4
- 401978871/4
Margery Sharp 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.
Rescuers in order
9 booksMartha in order
3 booksStandalone books
28 books28 Margery Sharp titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Margery Sharp books in order?
You only need to read Margery Sharp 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 Margery Sharp
Start with Rhododendron Pie (1930), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Margery Sharp book?
Bernard Into Battle (1978) is the newest Margery Sharp book released so far.
Is there a new Margery Sharp book coming?
No next Margery Sharp book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Margery Sharp at a glance
- Died
- Margery Sharp died in 1991, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Margery Sharp on record dates from 1978.
- Release pace
- Margery Sharp books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,610 pages across the 24 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 189 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Margery Sharp books, 12 of 40, were published in the 1970s.
What the Margery Sharp books are about
20 of the 40 Margery Sharp 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 9 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 9 of 20 books
- Mice 8 of 20 books
- Fantasy 2 of 20 books