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ⓘ About Lucy M. Boston
Lucy M. Boston is an English children’s fiction and adult fiction author who is best known for the “Green Knowe” series. She is very different from many authors in the genre as she published her novels after she turned sixty. Her Green Knowe novels were set at an old country manor house that the author has said is based on the old Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire. She would win several awards over the years including a best children’s book in the UK award. During her long career, she made her name for her many children’s novels and for her magical garden that she made from scratch. Boston was also an accomplished artist who studied painting and drawing in Vienna.
All Book Series by Lucy M. Boston
The Chimneys of Green Knowe / Treasure of Green Knowe
Book 2 of 6 · published 1958
The Horned Man; Or, Whom Will You Send To Fetch Her Away?
Book 5 of 8 · published 1970
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Lucy M. Boston?
Lucy M. Boston is an English children's fiction and adult fiction author who is best known for the “Green Knowe” series. She is very different from many authors in the genre as she published her novels after she turned sixty. Her Green Knowe novels were set at an old country manor house that the author has said is based on the old Hemingford Grey in Cambridgeshire.
Which Lucy M. Boston series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Green Knowe series, the earliest of Lucy M. Boston's multi-book series: it opens with The Children of Green Knowe (1954) and runs to 6 books across 1954–1976, ending with The Stones of Green Knowe (1976).
How many books has Lucy M. Boston written?
Lucy M. Boston has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1954 and 2011. 6 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Green Knowe series with 6 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lucy M. Boston's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lucy M. Boston's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Green Knowe (1954–1976, 6 books).
How are Lucy M. Boston's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lucy M. Boston's 18 books into 1 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Green Knowe (6 books, 1954–1976).