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Mollie Hardwick Books in Order

Mollie Hardwick has written 51 books, published between 1962 and 1995. The first book is The Sherlock Holmes Companion (1962) and the newest is Come Away, Death (1995). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
51
Published
1962–1995
Pages on record
10,886 in 45 of 51 books
Reading time
181–272 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,886 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 45 of 51 titles with a page count on record.

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Mollie Hardwick (1916–2003), also known as Mary Atkinson, was an English author best known for the books accompanying the television series Upstairs, Downstairs. Hardwick started as a BBC radio announcer in the 1940s and worked in the BBC drama department until 1962. Other work includes Thomas & Sarah, The Duchess of Duke Street, three Juliet Bravo books and the Doran Fairweather novels. The catalogue lists 51 books from The Sherlock Holmes Companion (1962) to Come Away, Death (1995), including Charles Dickens Encyclopedia (1973).

How many Mollie Hardwick books are there?

Mollie Hardwick has 51 books, released between 1962 and 1995. They include 5 series and 28 titles listed outside any series.

Mollie Hardwick Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 51 Mollie Hardwick 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 The Sherlock Holmes Companion by Mollie Hardwick (1962)
  2. Cover of Alfred Deller: A Singularity of Voice by Mollie Hardwick (1968)
  3. Cover of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Mollie Hardwick (1970)
  4. Cover of The Bernard Shaw Companion by Mollie Hardwick (1973)
  5. Cover of Charles Dickens Encyclopedia by Mollie Hardwick (1973)
  6. Cover of The War to End Wars by Mollie Hardwick, book 9 of the Upstairs Downstairs series (1975)
  7. Cover of Mrs. Bridges' Story by Mollie Hardwick, book 10 of the Upstairs Downstairs series (1975)
  8. Cover of Beauty's Daughter by Mollie Hardwick (1976)
  9. Cover of The Gaslight Boy by Mollie Hardwick (1976)
  10. Cover of The World of Upstairs, Downstairs by Mollie Hardwick (1976)
  11. Cover of The World Keeps Turning by Mollie Hardwick, book 3 of the Duchess of Duke Street series (1977)
  12. Cover of The Duchess of Duke Street by Mollie Hardwick, book 4 of the Duchess of Duke Street series (1977)
  13. Cover of Charlie Is My Darling by Mollie Hardwick (1977)
  14. Cover of Thomas and Sarah by Mollie Hardwick, book 1 of the Thomas and Sarah series (1978)
  15. Cover of Juliet Bravo 2 by Mollie Hardwick, book 2 of the Juliet Bravo series (1980)
  16. Cover of The Hound of the Baskervilles and Other Sherlock Holmes Plays by Mollie Hardwick (1980)
  17. Cover of Willowwood by Mollie Hardwick (1980)
  18. Cover of Dove's Nest by Mollie Hardwick (1980)
  19. Cover of Talking Cure by Mollie Hardwick (1981)
  20. Cover of Monday's Child by Mollie Hardwick (1981)
  21. Cover of The Shakespeare Girl by Mollie Hardwick (1983)
  22. Cover of By the Sword Divided by Mollie Hardwick (1983)
  23. Cover of The Merrymaid by Mollie Hardwick (1984)
  24. Cover of Malice Domestic by Mollie Hardwick, book 1 of the Doran Fairweather series (1986)
  1. 1
    The Sherlock Holmes Companion1962 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962232
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  2. 2
    The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  3. 3
    As They Saw Him... Charles Dickens1966 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966192
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  4. 4
    Worlds Greatest Sea Mysteries1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  5. 5
    Alfred Deller: A Singularity of Voice1968 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968197
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  6. 6
    Emma, Lady Hamilton1969 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969312
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  7. 7
    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes1970 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970174
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  8. 8
    Dickens's England1970 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1970172
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  9. 9
    Mrs. Dizzy1972 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972218
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  10. 10
    Four More Sherlock Holmes PlaysMolly Hardwick Plays #11973 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197388
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  11. 11
    The Bernard Shaw Companion1973 · 193 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973193
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  12. 12
    Charles Dickens Encyclopedia1973 · 376 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973376
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  13. 13
    Alice in WonderlandMolly Hardwick Plays #21974 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197440
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  14. 14
    The Years of ChangeUpstairs Downstairs #51974 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974239
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  15. 15
    The War to End WarsUpstairs Downstairs #91975 · 423 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975423
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  16. 16
    Mrs. Bridges' StoryUpstairs Downstairs #101975 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975128
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  17. 17
    The Way UpDuchess of Duke Street #11976 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976365
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  18. 18
    The Golden YearsDuchess of Duke Street #21976 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976298
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  19. 19
    Beauty's Daughter1976 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976368
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  20. 20
    The Gaslight Boy1976 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976191
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  21. 21
    The World of Upstairs, Downstairs1976 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976256
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  22. 22
    The World Keeps TurningDuchess of Duke Street #31977 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977240
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  23. 23
    The Duchess of Duke StreetDuchess of Duke Street #41977 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977303
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  24. 24
    Charlie Is My Darling1977 · 317 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977317
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  25. 25
    Thomas and SarahThomas and Sarah #11978 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978191
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  26. 26
    Sarah's StoryUpstairs Downstairs #111978 · confirmed 1/4
    1978–
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  27. 27
    Two for a SpinThomas and Sarah #21979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  28. 28
    Lovers Meeting1979 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979283
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  29. 29
    Sisters in Love1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  30. 30
    Juliet Bravo 1Juliet Bravo #11980 · confirmed 1/4
    1980–
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Mollie Hardwick 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.

Doran Fairweather in order

7 books
  1. 1. Malice Domestic
  2. 2. Parson's Pleasure
  3. 3. Uneaseful Death
  4. 4. The Bandersnatch
  5. 5. Perish in July
  6. 6. The Dreaming Damozel
  7. 7. Come Away, Death

Duchess of Duke Street in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Way Up
  2. 2. The Golden Years
  3. 3. The World Keeps Turning
  4. 4. The Duchess of Duke Street

Upstairs Downstairs in order

4 books
  1. 5. The Years of Change
  2. 9. The War to End Wars
  3. 10. Mrs. Bridges' Story
  4. 11. Sarah's Story

Molly Hardwick Plays in order

3 books
  1. 1. Four More Sherlock Holmes Plays
  2. 2. Alice in Wonderland
  3. 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles and Other Sherlock Holmes Plays

Juliet Bravo in order

3 books
  1. 1. Juliet Bravo 1
  2. 2. Juliet Bravo 2
  3. 3. Calling Juliet Bravo

Thomas and Sarah in order

2 books
  1. 1. Thomas and Sarah
  2. 2. Two for a Spin

Standalone books

28 books

28 Mollie Hardwick titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Mollie Hardwick books in order?

You only need to read Mollie Hardwick 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 Mollie Hardwick

Start with The Sherlock Holmes Companion (1962), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Mollie Hardwick book?

Come Away, Death (1995) is the newest Mollie Hardwick book released so far.

Is there a new Mollie Hardwick book coming?

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

Mollie Hardwick at a glance

Died
Mollie Hardwick died in 2003, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Mollie Hardwick on record dates from 1995.
Release pace
Mollie Hardwick books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,886 pages across the 45 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 230 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Mollie Hardwick books, 23 of 51, were published in the 1970s.

What the Mollie Hardwick books are about

44 of the 51 Mollie Hardwick books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 13 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.