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Mary Wesley

2 Series • 15 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Sixth Seal (1969)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Part of the Scenery (2001)

ⓘ About Mary Wesley

Mary Wesley was a renowned English novelist of children’s books, historical fiction, British Literature, romance, and fiction novels. Her books have attained the status of bestselling novels. Wesley was among the most successful British novelists of her time, having sold more than 3 million printed copies of her novels. As many as ten books of her career became bestsellers during the last 25 years of her life. Author Wesley, who died at the age of 90, obtained the rare feat of becoming a bestselling author at 70 years of age. She is best remembered for being a novelist who defied the literary and social conventions by providing explicit descriptions about sex in her books. Two of her popular books, The Camomile Lawn and Jumping the Queue, have been adapted into TV shows.

All Book Series by Mary Wesley

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The Sixth Seal

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1969

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1969
2
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Speaking Terms

Book 2 of 13 · published 1969

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1969
3
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Jumping the Queue

Book 3 of 13 · published 1983

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1983
4
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Haphazard House

Book 4 of 13 · published 1983

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1983
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The Camomile Lawn

Book 5 of 13 · published 1984

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1984
6
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Harnessing Peacocks

Book 6 of 13 · published 1985

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1985
7
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The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

Book 7 of 13 · published 1986

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1986
8
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Not That Sort of Girl

Book 8 of 13 · published 1987

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1987
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Second Fiddle

Book 9 of 13 · published 1988

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1988
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A Sensible Life

Book 10 of 13 · published 1990

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1990
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A Dubious Legacy

Book 11 of 13 · published 1992

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1992
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An Imaginative Experience

Book 12 of 13 · published 1994

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1994
13
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Part of the Furniture

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 1997

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1997
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Part of the Scenery

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2001

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2001
2
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Darling Pol

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2017 Co-authored · Patrick Marnham

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2017

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Mary Wesley?

Mary Wesley was a renowned English novelist of children's books, historical fiction, British Literature, romance, and fiction novels. Her books have attained the status of bestselling novels. Wesley was among the most successful British novelists of her time, having sold more than 3 million printed copies of her novels.

Which Mary Wesley series should I start with?

Mary Wesley's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Sixth Seal (1969).

How many books has Mary Wesley written?

Mary Wesley has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1969 and 2017. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.

In what order should Mary Wesley's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 15 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Mary Wesley's books organised into series?

This guide splits Mary Wesley's 15 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (13 books); Non-Fiction (2 books).