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Miss Read
(Dora Saint)
(1913 - 2012)Miss Read, or in real life Dora Saint, was born 17 April 1913. A teacher by profession, she started writing after the Second World War for Punch and other journals and as a scriptwriter for the BBC. She is the author of many immensely popular books, including two autobiographical works, but it is for her novels of English rural life for which she is best known. The first of these, Village School, was published in 1955 and Miss Read continued to write about the fictitious villages of Fairacre and Thrush Green until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998 New Year Honours list she was awarded an MBE for her services to literature.
Genres: General Fiction, Inspirational
Series
Fairacre
1. Village School (1955)
2. Village Diary (1957)
3. Storm in the Village (1958)
4. Miss Clare Remembers (1962)
5. Over the Gate (1964)
6. Village Christmas (1966)
7. The Fairacre Festival (1968)
8. Emily Davis (1971)
Chronicles of Fairacre (1972)
9. Tyler's Row (1972)
10. The Christmas Mouse (1973)
11. Farther Afield (1974)
12. No Holly for Miss Quinn (1976)
13. Village Affairs (1977)
14. The White Robin (1979)
15. Village Centenary (1980)
16. Summer at Fairacre (1984)
17. Mrs. Pringle (1989)
18. Changes at Fairacre (1991)
19. Farewell to Fairacre (1993)
20. A Peaceful Retirement (1996)
The Caxley Chronicles (2007)
1. Village School (1955)
2. Village Diary (1957)
3. Storm in the Village (1958)
4. Miss Clare Remembers (1962)
5. Over the Gate (1964)
6. Village Christmas (1966)
7. The Fairacre Festival (1968)
8. Emily Davis (1971)
Chronicles of Fairacre (1972)
9. Tyler's Row (1972)
10. The Christmas Mouse (1973)
11. Farther Afield (1974)
12. No Holly for Miss Quinn (1976)
13. Village Affairs (1977)
14. The White Robin (1979)
15. Village Centenary (1980)
16. Summer at Fairacre (1984)
17. Mrs. Pringle (1989)
18. Changes at Fairacre (1991)
19. Farewell to Fairacre (1993)
20. A Peaceful Retirement (1996)
The Caxley Chronicles (2007)
Thrush Green
1. Thrush Green (1959)
2. Winter in Thrush Green (1961)
3. News from Thrush Green (1970)
4. Battles at Thrush Green (1975)
5. Return to Thrush Green (1978)
6. Gossip from Thrush Green (1981)
7. Affairs at Thrush Green (1983)
8. At Home in Thrush Green (1985)
9. The School at Thrush Green (1987)
The World of Thrush Green (1988)
10. Friends at Thrush Green (1990)
11. Celebrations at Thrush Green (1992)
12. The Year at Thrush Green (1995)
The Villagers of Thrush Green (1999)
13. Christmas at Thrush Green (2009)
1. Thrush Green (1959)
2. Winter in Thrush Green (1961)
3. News from Thrush Green (1970)
4. Battles at Thrush Green (1975)
5. Return to Thrush Green (1978)
6. Gossip from Thrush Green (1981)
7. Affairs at Thrush Green (1983)
8. At Home in Thrush Green (1985)
9. The School at Thrush Green (1987)
The World of Thrush Green (1988)
10. Friends at Thrush Green (1990)
11. Celebrations at Thrush Green (1992)
12. The Year at Thrush Green (1995)
The Villagers of Thrush Green (1999)
13. Christmas at Thrush Green (2009)
Novels
Fresh from the Country (1955)
Hobby Horse Cottage (1958)
The Market Square (1966)
Tiggy (1971)
Hob and the Horse Bat (1974)
Animal Boy (1975)
Hobby Horse Cottage (1958)
The Market Square (1966)
Tiggy (1971)
Hob and the Horse Bat (1974)
Animal Boy (1975)
Collections
The Little Red Bus and Other Rhyming Stories (1991)
Miss Read's Christmas Book (1992)
Tales from a Village School (1994)
A Country Christmas (2006)
Miss Read's Christmas Book (1992)
Tales from a Village School (1994)
A Country Christmas (2006)
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