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Norah Lofts

Norah Lofts was among the leading British authors of the 20th century, specializing in historical fiction and producing over fifty works throughout her career. She is most recognized for her notable series, including The Suffolk Trilogy and The House Trilogy, as well as individual titles like The Concubine and The Lost Queen. Born in Shidham, Norfolk, she spent her childhood in Bury St. Edmunds and attended Guildhall Feoffment Girls School and the County Grammar School for Girls, eventually obtaining her teaching diploma. In addition to her writing, she served as a Town Councillor for Bury St. Edmunds from 1957 to 1962.

Norah Lofts became a published novelist in 1935 with the novel I Met a Gypsy. Below is a list of Norah Lofts's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Gad's Hall Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Gad's Hall (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Haunting of Gad's Hall / Haunted House (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of House Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Town House (1959) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The House at Old Vine (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The House at Sunset (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Sir Godfrey Tallboys Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Knight's Acre (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Homecoming (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Lonely Furrow (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Here Was a Man (1936) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
White Hell of Pity (1937) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Out of This Nettle (1938) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Requiem for Idols (1938) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Blossom Like the Rose (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Hester Roon (1940) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Bride of Moat House / Dead March in Three Keys / No Question of Murder (As:Peter Curtis) (1940) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Scent of Cloves (1940) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Winter Harvest (1941) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Road to Revelation / Winter Harvest (1941) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Brittle Glass (1942) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Michael and All Angels / The Golden Fleece (1943) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Jassy (1944) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Lady Living Alone (As:Peter Curtis) (1945) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
To See a Fine Lady (1946) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Silver Nutmeg (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Calf for Venus / Letty (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Esther (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Lute Player (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Bless This House (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Eleanor the Queen / Queen in Waiting (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Afternoon ofan Autocrat / The Devil in Clevely / The Deadly Gift (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Heaven in Your Hand (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Little Wax Dolls (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Concubine (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
How Far to Bethlehem? (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Madselin (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Lost Queen / The Lost Ones (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The King's Pleasure (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Lovers All Untrue (1970) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Her Own Special Island / Uneasy Paradise (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Rose for Virtue (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Maude Reed Tale / Story of Maude Reed (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Rupert Hatton's Story / Rupert Hatton's Tales (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Charlotte / Out of the Dark (1972) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Nethergate (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Crown of Aloes (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Checkmate (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Fall of Midas (As:Juliet Astley) (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Walk Into My Parlour (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Copsi Castle (As:Juliet Astley) (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Day of the Butterfly (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
A Wayside Tavern (1980) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Old Priory (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Claw (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Pargeters (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Story of Maude Reed (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
I Met a Gypsy (1935) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Saving Face and Other Stories (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Eternal France (1974) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Domestic Life in England (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Queens of England / Queens of Britain (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Emma Hamilton (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Anne Boleyn (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Tales of the Uncanny (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

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