{"id":770,"date":"2019-05-25T22:23:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T03:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/?p=770"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:43:58","slug":"jan-karons-mitford-series-books-in-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/jan-karons-mitford-series-books-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Karon&#8217;s Mitford Series Books in Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Come join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/MitfordBookClub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mitford Book Club (opens in a new tab)\">Mitford Book Club<\/a> on Facebook! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/MitfordBookClub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"www.MitfordBookClub.com (opens in a new tab)\">www.MitfordBookClub.com<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<p class=\"aligncenter size-large\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-820 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cover_AHIM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cover_AHIM.jpg 226w, http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cover_AHIM-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The novel that welcomed us into the wonderful world of Mitford!<\/span><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Mitford fans often ask for a complete list of the Mitford novels in order. This list includes all available editions that I could find, plus Jan&#8217;s other books (including companion volumes to the Mitford series and children\u2019s books), as well as Mitford storybooks inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith. I\u2019ve also tucked in a few notes about the quandary of whether to read <em>A Common Life<\/em> third or sixth and how the Father Tim series <em>(Home to Holly<\/em> <em>Springs<\/em> and <em>In the Company of Others<\/em>) became part of the Mitford series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Mitford Series by Jan Karon<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>At Home in Mitford<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 1)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WnCLoJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wxjguh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ExNIKh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wk1gmU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M9wGbM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (abridged, read by Jan Karon)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dbkmTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough &#8211; out of print; sometimes available used)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wnjjsu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>A Light in the Window<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 2)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wu5bgO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2QlaFoG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wu5rMO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ExiMKq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qwGHAo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MjuLBE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>These High, Green Hills<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 3)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ey6FN9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WnyNMP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwtUXC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WnD2Ih\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3j8levS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WnyS35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Out to Canaan<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 4)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K4pzP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wu5Leu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W4alRp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MbhMld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wksj1v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (abridged, read by Jan Karon)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Y2tguN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough&#8211;finally available again!)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MaDtSD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (abridged, read by Jan Karon)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>A New Song<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 5)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VMVXrS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EuEvT2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HCXzk0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/364ASRn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EzSyqm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>A Common Life<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 6)<\/strong> [fits chronologically between books 2 and 3]<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M7b281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WpeCOI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W4b3hx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vTNxRv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EzoSd1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by Dana Ivey)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>(SPOILER ALERT!) Jan Karon ended <em>A Light in the Window<\/em> with publishing the banns of marriage in the Lord\u2019s Chapel pew bulletin, then skipped to the early days of marriage in book 3 (<em>These High, Green Hills<\/em>). Readers were left wondering about the proposal, the engagement, the wedding, and the honeymoon, and many wrote to Jan to ask, \u201cWhy weren\u2019t we invited to the wedding?\u201d So <em>A Common Life<\/em> is Jan\u2019s gift to her readers who wanted to know more.<br \/><br \/>I asked Jan to solve the mystery of why she didn\u2019t write <em>A Common Life<\/em> third, and she graciously posted her answer on her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=1479770792222390&amp;id=209384875927661\"> Facebook page on September 3, 2020.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>In This Mountain <\/strong><\/em><strong>(Book 7)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K6RY79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VQlvnN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W9LpIt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W0ymsF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SWEfXC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YParJG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Shepherds Abiding<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 8)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WsVjE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EAg32F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"mass market paperback (opens in a new tab)\">mass market paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K5X3wK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HC10au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Eyy5SZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M6QUmo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audibl (opens in a new tab)\">Audibl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M6QUmo \">e<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough; also includes <em>Esther\u2019s Gift <\/em>and <em>The Mitford Snowmen<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Light from Heaven<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 9)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WpyoJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M9y6mC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WmVKQt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mjx1ZE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwARrS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Home to Holly Springs<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 10)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M8MpHX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HC2QZe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WsVJdC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WsfWjP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by Scott Sowers)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wwz8x6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by Scott Sowers)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>In the Company of Others<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 11)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YTW3Qp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwxOQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M8GzXd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YQJm8H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by Erik Singer)<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M9A8mw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by Erik Singer)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><em>Home to Holly Springs<\/em> and <em>In the Company of Others<\/em> were originally envisioned as part of a separate three-book \u201cFather Tim series.&#8221;\u00a0 However, Jan didn\u2019t write the third book, and eventually these two became considered part of the main Mitford series. They fit in the chronological flow of the story and should not be skipped.\u00a0<em>Home to Holly Springs<\/em> offers great insight into Father Tim&#8217;s background, especially his troubled relationship with his cold, distant father. The seamless interweaving of past and present is one reason why I regard it as Jan Karon&#8217;s masterpiece.\u00a0<em>In the Company of Others<\/em> is Jan&#8217;s favorite of her own books; she calls it &#8220;my dark-haired child.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 12)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K2RizO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wk0OGL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HCbird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YQKtFp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YPbUzG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Come Rain or Come Shine<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 13)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YPcjSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ExINZY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wm6lwu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YLpl3u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EzkN8D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>To Be Where You Are<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 14)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HzX9e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trade paperback (opens in a new tab)\">trade paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wk6fFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K590T2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EvzQQY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Eyo1cC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>My Beloved<\/strong><\/em><strong> (Book 15)<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rKCoR3\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4a5b4qs\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ModUgs\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by Ryan Lee Dunlap)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>I was sitting about 12 feet away from Jan Karon when she announced that she was writing the 15th Mitford novel. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/15th-mitford-novel\/\">view the video and find out more details here<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><strong>AUDIO AND LARGE-PRINT EDITIONS<\/strong><br \/><br \/>The audio editions are absolutely delightful. Most of them are available on Audible. Secondhand CDs of earlier books are often expensive, but I\u2019m including the links in case some reasonable prices ever show up in Amazon Marketplace.<br \/><br \/>As far as I can tell, no large-print editions are currently in print. However, they may be available in used bookstores and libraries.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other Books by Jan Karon<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Bathed in Prayer: Father Tim&#8217;s Prayers, Sermons, and Reflections from the Mitford Series<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K2NGh7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WoTWX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwEEp6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audio CD (opens in a new tab)\">audio CD<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HB6bHP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>The Mitford Bedside Companion<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wjjAhd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EsM1On\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wk1z2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>The Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HB5QF3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W1M7r6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Patches of Godlight: Father Tim\u2019s Favorite Quotes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YRt8fU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M9B6za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WomYWY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwAiy4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HCcV8j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W4eIvX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kindle (opens in a new tab)\">Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>The Mitford Snowmen: A Christmas Story<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2K6BGuT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Esther\u2019s Gift: A Mitford Christmas Story<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W4PKfR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Christmas in Mitford Gift Set: The Mitford Snowmen and Esther&#8217;s Gift<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WshOsT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover boxed set (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover boxed set<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>The Trellis and the Seed<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wkY3op\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YPrVWm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2M5s06v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2QphLJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2wkXUBn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"audiocassette (opens in a new tab)\">audiocassette<\/a> (unabridged, read by John McDonough)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Miss Fannie\u2019s Hat<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WkyS49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paperback (opens in a new tab)\">paperback<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VPamUn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"library binding (opens in a new tab)\">library binding<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mitford Storybooks, inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Violet Comes to Stay<\/strong><\/em><strong> by Melanie Cecka<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W0OQRs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YQeANn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Audible (opens in a new tab)\">Audible<\/a> (unabridged, read by Allyson Johnson)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><strong>Violet Goes to the Country<\/strong><\/em><strong> by Melanie Cecka<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HAJbIR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"hardcover (opens in a new tab)\">hardcover<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I&#8217;ll make a small commission on your purchase at no additional cost to you. Thanks for helping support this blog!<\/em><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">ALL THINGS MITFORD NEWSLETTER<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you&#8217;d like to receive my free newsletter about all things Mitford, you can sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/allthingsmitford.aweb.page\/home\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come join the Mitford Book Club on Facebook! www.MitfordBookClub.com Mitford fans often ask for a complete list of the Mitford novels in order. This list includes all available editions that I could find, plus Jan&#8217;s other books (including companion volumes to the Mitford series and children\u2019s books), as well as Mitford storybooks inspired by Cynthia &#8230; <a title=\"Jan Karon&#8217;s Mitford Series Books in Order\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/jan-karons-mitford-series-books-in-order\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jan Karon&#8217;s Mitford Series Books in Order\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[23,28,27,26,29],"class_list":["post-770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mitford","tag-jan-karon","tag-mitford-book-club","tag-mitford-books","tag-mitford-series","tag-mitford-series-books-in-order"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1236,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770\/revisions\/1236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eclectic-bibliophile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}