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Home / Authors / Norah Lofts Norah Lofts British author best known for the historical Suffolk House series and standalone novels like *The Town House*. Her books have sold millions worldwide, celebrated for their rich period detail. This page provides the Norah Lofts books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1935 I Met a Gypsy POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 1936 Here Was a Man POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1937 White Hell of Pity POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1938 Out of This Nettle POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1938 Requiem for Idols POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1939 Blossom Like the Rose POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1940 Hester Roon POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1940 Bride of Moat House / Dead March in Three Keys / No Question of Murder(As:Peter Curtis) POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1940 Scent of Cloves POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1941 Winter Harvest POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1941 The Road to Revelation / Winter Harvest POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1942 The Brittle Glass POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1943 Michael and All Angels / The Golden Fleece POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1945 Lady Living Alone(As:Peter Curtis) POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1946 To See a Fine Lady POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1947 Silver Nutmeg POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1949 A Calf for Venus / Letty POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1950 Esther POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1951 The Lute Player POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1954 Bless This House POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1955 Eleanor the Queen / Queen in Waiting POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 1956 Afternoon ofan Autocrat / The Devil in Clevely / The Deadly Gift POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 1958 Heaven in Your Hand POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 1959 The Town House POoHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1960 Little Wax Dolls POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 1961 The House at Old Vine POoHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1962 The House at Sunset POoHB · 3 Buy ↗ 1963 The Concubine POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 1964 How Far to Bethlehem? POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 1968 Madselin POoSN · 27 Buy ↗ 1968 The Lost Queen / The Lost Ones POoSN · 28 Buy ↗ 1969 The King's Pleasure POoSN · 29 Buy ↗ 1970 Lovers All Untrue POoSN · 30 Buy ↗ 1971 Her Own Special Island / Uneasy Paradise POoSN · 31 Buy ↗ 1971 A Rose for Virtue POoSN · 32 Buy ↗ 1971 The Maude Reed Tale / Story of Maude Reed POoSN · 33 Buy ↗ 1972 Rupert Hatton's Story / Rupert Hatton's Tales POoSN · 34 Buy ↗ 1972 Charlotte / Out of the Dark POoSN · 35 Buy ↗ 1973 Nethergate POoSN · 36 Buy ↗ 1974 Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1974 Eternal France POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1974 Crown of Aloes POoSN · 37 Buy ↗ 1975 Knight's Acre POoSGTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1975 The Homecoming POoSGTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1975 Checkmate POoSN · 38 Buy ↗ 1975 The Fall of Midas(As:Juliet Astley) POoSN · 39 Buy ↗ 1975 Walk Into My Parlour POoSN · 40 Buy ↗ 1976 Domestic Life in England POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1976 The Lonely Furrow POoSGTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1977 Gad's Hall POoGHB · 1 Buy ↗ 1977 Queens of England / Queens of Britain POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1978 The Haunting of Gad's Hall / Haunted House POoGHB · 2 Buy ↗ 1978 Emma Hamilton POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1978 Copsi Castle(As:Juliet Astley) POoSN · 41 Buy ↗ 1979 Anne Boleyn POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1979 The Day of the Butterfly POoSN · 42 Buy ↗ 1980 A Wayside Tavern POoSN · 43 Buy ↗ 1981 The Old Priory POoSN · 44 Buy ↗ 1981 The Claw POoSN · 45 Buy ↗ 1984 Saving Face and Other Stories POoC · 2 Buy ↗ 1984 Pargeters POoSN · 46 Buy ↗ 2024 The Story of Maude Reed POoSN · 47 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Gad's Hall Books 2 books · 1977–1978
02 The Haunting of Gad's Hall / Haunted House 1978 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 6 books · 1974–1979
01 Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? 1974 Buy ↗ 02 Eternal France 1974 Buy ↗ 03 Domestic Life in England 1976 Buy ↗ 04 Queens of England / Queens of Britain 1977 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 47 books · 1936–2024
01 Here Was a Man 1936 Buy ↗ 02 White Hell of Pity 1937 Buy ↗ 03 Out of This Nettle 1938 Buy ↗ 04 Requiem for Idols 1938 Buy ↗ 05 Blossom Like the Rose 1939 Buy ↗ 07 Bride of Moat House / Dead March in Three Keys / No Question of Murder(As:Peter Curtis) 1940 Buy ↗ 08 Scent of Cloves 1940 Buy ↗ 09 Winter Harvest 1941 Buy ↗ 10 The Road to Revelation / Winter Harvest 1941 Buy ↗ 11 The Brittle Glass 1942 Buy ↗ 12 Michael and All Angels / The Golden Fleece 1943 Buy ↗ 14 Lady Living Alone(As:Peter Curtis) 1945 Buy ↗ 15 To See a Fine Lady 1946 Buy ↗ 17 A Calf for Venus / Letty 1949 Buy ↗ 19 The Lute Player 1951 Buy ↗ 20 Bless This House 1954 Buy ↗ 21 Eleanor the Queen / Queen in Waiting 1955 Buy ↗ 22 Afternoon ofan Autocrat / The Devil in Clevely / The Deadly Gift 1956 Buy ↗ 23 Heaven in Your Hand 1958 Buy ↗ 24 Little Wax Dolls 1960 Buy ↗ 26 How Far to Bethlehem? 1964 Buy ↗ 28 The Lost Queen / The Lost Ones 1968 Buy ↗ 29 The King's Pleasure 1969 Buy ↗ 30 Lovers All Untrue 1970 Buy ↗ 31 Her Own Special Island / Uneasy Paradise 1971 Buy ↗ 32 A Rose for Virtue 1971 Buy ↗ 33 The Maude Reed Tale / Story of Maude Reed 1971 Buy ↗ 34 Rupert Hatton's Story / Rupert Hatton's Tales 1972 Buy ↗ 35 Charlotte / Out of the Dark 1972 Buy ↗ 37 Crown of Aloes 1974 Buy ↗ 39 The Fall of Midas(As:Juliet Astley) 1975 Buy ↗ 40 Walk Into My Parlour 1975 Buy ↗ 41 Copsi Castle(As:Juliet Astley) 1978 Buy ↗ 42 The Day of the Butterfly 1979 Buy ↗ 43 A Wayside Tavern 1980 Buy ↗ 44 The Old Priory 1981 Buy ↗ 47 The Story of Maude Reed 2024 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Sir Godfrey Tallboys Books 3 books · 1975–1976
02 The Homecoming 1975 Buy ↗ 03 The Lonely Furrow 1976 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 2 books · 1935–1984
02 Saving Face and Other Stories 1984 Buy ↗ Publication Order of House Books 3 books · 1959–1962
01 The Town House 1959 Buy ↗ 02 The House at Old Vine 1961 Buy ↗ 03 The House at Sunset 1962 Buy ↗