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Jane Langton Books in Order

Every Jane Langton book in publication order — 34 in total, spanning 1961–2008.

By series By year

Publication Order of Grace Jones Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	The Majesty of Grace / Her Majesty, Grace Jones	1961	Amazon US UK
2	The Boyhood of Grace Jones	1972	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Hall Family Chronicles Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	The Diamond in the Window	1962	Amazon US UK
2	The Swing in the Summerhouse	1967	Amazon US UK
3	The Astonishing Stereoscope	1971	Amazon US UK
4	The Fledgling	1980	Amazon US UK
5	The Fragile Flag	1984	Amazon US UK
6	The Time Bike	2000	Amazon US UK
7	The Mysterious Circus	2005	Amazon US UK
8	The Dragon Tree	2008	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Homer Kelly Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	The Transcendental Murder / The Minuteman Murder	1964	Amazon US UK
2	Dark Nantucket Noon	1975	Amazon US UK
3	The Memorial Hall Murder	1978	Amazon US UK
4	Natural Enemy	1982	Amazon US UK
5	Emily Dickinson Is Dead	1984	Amazon US UK
6	Good and Dead	1986	Amazon US UK
7	Murder at the Gardner	1988	Amazon US UK
8	The Dante Game	1991	Amazon US UK
9	God in Concord	1992	Amazon US UK
10	Divine Inspiration	1993	Amazon US UK
11	The Shortest Day	1995	Amazon US UK
12	Dead as a Dodo	1996	Amazon US UK
13	The Face on the Wall	1998	Amazon US UK
14	The Thief of Venice	1999	Amazon US UK
15	Murder at Monticello	2001	Amazon US UK
16	The Escher Twist	2002	Amazon US UK
17	The Deserter	2003	Amazon US UK
18	Steeplechase	2005	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	Paper Chains	1977	Amazon US UK
2	The Hedgehog Boy	1985	Amazon US UK
3	Salt	1992	Amazon US UK

Publication Order of Picture Books

#	Title	Year	Get it
1	Agatha Christie's Devon	1990	Amazon US UK
2	The Queen's Necklace	1994	Amazon US UK
3	Saint Francis and the Wolf	2007	Amazon US UK

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