Fairacre is a series of British literary fiction by English author Miss Read (Dora Jessie Saint). The series follows the various residents who live in the village of Fairacre, located in the English countryside. Miss Read is also a character in the series – she is a schoolmistress who teaches a group of lovable children.

The Fairacre series began in 1955 with the novel Village School. The series lasted 20 novels and 1 collection until the novel A Peaceful Retirement, published in 1996. Below is a list of Miss Read’s Fairacre books in order of when they were first published (which is also their chronology):

Publication Order of Fairacre Books

Village School(1955)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Village Diary(1957)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Storm in the Village(1958)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Miss Clare Remembers(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Over the Gate(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Village Christmas(1966)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fairacre Festival(1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Emily Davis(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Christmas Mouse(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tyler's Row(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Farther Afield(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Holly for Miss Quinn(1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Village Affairs(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The White Robin(1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Village Centenary(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Summer at Fairacre(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Changes at Fairacre(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Farewell to Fairacre(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Peaceful Retirement(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Fairacre Collections

Tales from a Village School(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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