Margery Sharp Standalone Novels books in order

Margery Sharp's standalone novels span over four decades of British fiction, from Rhododendron Pie (1930) to Summer Visits (1977), including the well-known Cluny Brown and The Nutmeg Tree.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Rhododendron Pie 1930 Margery Sharp Buy
2 Fanfare for Tin Trumpets 1932 Margery Sharp Buy
3 The Nymph and the Nobleman 1932 Margery Sharp Buy
4 The Flowering Thorn 1933 Margery Sharp Buy
5 Sophy Cassmajor 1934 Margery Sharp Buy
6 Four Gardens 1935 Margery Sharp Buy
7 The Nutmeg Tree 1937 Margery Sharp Buy
8 The Stone of Chastity 1940 Margery Sharp Buy
9 Cluny Brown 1944 Margery Sharp Buy
10 Harlequin House 1944 Margery Sharp Buy
11 Britannia Mews 1946 Margery Sharp Buy
12 The Foolish Gentlewoman 1948 Margery Sharp Buy
13 Lise Lillywhite 1951 Margery Sharp Buy
14 The Gypsy in the Parlour 1953 Margery Sharp Buy
15 The Tigress on the Hearth 1956 Margery Sharp Buy
16 Something Light 1960 Margery Sharp Buy
17 Melisande 1960 Margery Sharp Buy
18 Lost at the Fair 1965 Margery Sharp Buy
19 The Sun In Scorpio 1965 Margery Sharp Buy
20 In Pious Memory 1967 Margery Sharp Buy
21 Rosa 1970 Margery Sharp Buy
22 The Innocents 1972 Margery Sharp Buy
23 The Magical Cockatoo 1974 Margery Sharp Buy
24 The Children Next Door 1974 Margery Sharp Buy
25 The Faithful Servants 1975 Margery Sharp Buy
26 Summer Visits 1977 Margery Sharp Buy

Margery Sharp’s standalone novels cover a remarkable span, from her debut Rhododendron Pie in 1930 through Summer Visits in 1977. Her early novels like Fanfare for Tin Trumpets (1932) and The Flowering Thorn (1933) established her reputation for witty social observation and unconventional heroines.

The Nutmeg Tree (1937) brought her wide readership, followed by wartime novels including The Stone of Chastity (1940) and Cluny Brown (1944). Her postwar work continued with Britannia Mews (1946) and Lise Lillywhite (1951), maintaining her dry comic voice while exploring shifting social dynamics in mid-century Britain. Later novels like The Innocents (1972) and The Faithful Servants (1975) showed a writer still at work with sharp observation, even as literary fashions changed around her.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Margery Sharp Standalone Novels series?

There are 26 books in the Margery Sharp Standalone Novels series, published between 1930 and 1977.

What is the first book in the Margery Sharp Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Margery Sharp Standalone Novels series is Rhododendron Pie, published in 1930.

Which Margery Sharp standalone novels are most notable?

The Nutmeg Tree (1937) and Cluny Brown (1944) are her most acclaimed standalone novels. Cluny Brown was adapted into a 1946 film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, while The Nutmeg Tree was adapted as a play and later a film. The Gypsy in the Parlour (1953) and Something Light (1960) also received strong critical attention.

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