Elswyth Thane

Elswyth Thane

4 Series • 35 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Women of Williamsburg Books
Start with: Dawn's Early Light (1934)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Riders of the Wind (1926)
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Publication Order of Plays
Start with: The Tudor Wench - A Play in Three Acts - Dramatized From an Episode in the Book of the Same Name (2011)

ⓘ About Elswyth Thane

An American author of highly acclaimed romance novels during her life-time, the novelist Elswyth Thane was extremely well regarded for her various contributions to the genre over the years that were extremely distinctive in both their style and their prose. Born Helen Elswyth Thane Ricker Beebe, she was also a novelist of historical fiction, as well as of romance novels, along with producing screenplay during her life-time as well. Covering huge time-frames within the course of her backlog of literature, she was known for taking large themes and ideas and spanning them out over the course of her books, showing a great capacity for scope and breadth.

All Book Series by Elswyth Thane

1
Dawn's Early Light book cover

Dawn's Early Light

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1934

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1934
2
Yankee Stranger book cover

Yankee Stranger

Book 2 of 7 · published 1944

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1944
3
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Ever After

Book 3 of 7 · published 1945

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1945
4
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The Light Heart

Book 4 of 7 · published 1947

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1947
5
Kissing Kin book cover

Kissing Kin

Book 5 of 7 · published 1948

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1948
6
This Was Tomorrow book cover

This Was Tomorrow

Book 6 of 7 · published 1951

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1951
7
Homing book cover

Homing

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 1957

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1957
1
Riders of the Wind book cover

Riders of the Wind

Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 1926

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1926
2
The Strength of the Hills book cover

The Strength of the Hills

Book 2 of 22 · published 1926

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1926
3
Echo Answers book cover

Echo Answers

Book 3 of 22 · published 1927

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1927
4
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His Elizabeth

Book 4 of 22 · published 1928

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1928
5
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Cloth of Gold

Book 5 of 22 · published 1929

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1929
6
Bound to Happen book cover

Bound to Happen

Book 6 of 22 · published 1930

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1930
7
The Tudor Wench book cover

The Tudor Wench

Book 7 of 22 · published 1932

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1932
8
England Was an Island Once book cover

England Was an Island Once

Book 8 of 22 · published 1940

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1940
9
From This Day Forward book cover

From This Day Forward

Book 9 of 22 · published 1941

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1941
10
The Bird Who Made Good book cover

The Bird Who Made Good

Book 10 of 22 · published 1947

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1947
11
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Melody

Book 11 of 22 · published 1950

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1950
12
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Reluctant Farmer

Book 12 of 22 · published 1950

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1950
13
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The Lost General

Book 13 of 22 · published 1953

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1953
14
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Letter to a Stranger

Book 14 of 22 · published 1954

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1954
15
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Washington's Lady

Book 15 of 22 · published 1954

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1954
16
The Family Quarrel book cover

The Family Quarrel

Book 16 of 22 · published 1959

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1959
17
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Tryst

Book 17 of 22 · published 1962

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1962
18
Potomac Squire book cover

Potomac Squire

Book 18 of 22 · published 1963

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1963
19
Queen's Folly book cover

Queen's Folly

Book 19 of 22 · published 1965

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1965
20
Mount Vernon is Ours book cover

Mount Vernon is Ours

Book 20 of 22 · published 1966

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1966
21
Mount Vernon Family book cover

Mount Vernon Family

Book 21 of 22 · published 1968

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1968
22
Remember Today book cover

Remember Today

Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 1969

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1969
1
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The Tudor Wench - A Play in Three Acts - Dramatized From an Episode in the Book of the Same Name

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011
1
Young Mr. Disraeli book cover

Young Mr. Disraeli

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 1936

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1936
2
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Mount Vernon, the Legacy

Book 2 of 5 · published 1967

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1967
3
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The Virginia Colony

Book 3 of 5 · published 1969

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1969
4
Dolley Madison, Her Life and Times book cover

Dolley Madison, Her Life and Times

Book 4 of 5 · published 1970

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1970
5
The Fighting Quaker book cover

The Fighting Quaker

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1972

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1972

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Elswyth Thane?

An American author of highly acclaimed romance novels during her life-time, the novelist Elswyth Thane was extremely well regarded for her various contributions to the genre over the years that were extremely distinctive in both their style and their prose. Born Helen Elswyth Thane Ricker Beebe, she was also a novelist of historical fiction, as well as of romance novels, along with producing screenplay during her life-time as well. Covering huge time-frames within the course of her backlog of literature, she was known for taking large themes and ideas and spanning them out over the course of her books,…

Which Elswyth Thane series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Women of Williamsburg series, the earliest of Elswyth Thane's multi-book series: it opens with Dawn's Early Light (1934) and runs to 7 books across 1934–1957, ending with Homing (1957).

How many books has Elswyth Thane written?

Elswyth Thane has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1926 and 2011. 7 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Women of Williamsburg series with 7 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Elswyth Thane's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Elswyth Thane's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Women of Williamsburg (1934–1957, 7 books).

How are Elswyth Thane's books organised into series?

This guide splits Elswyth Thane's 35 books into 1 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Women of Williamsburg (7 books, 1934–1957).