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D. E. Stevenson's Books

D. E. Stevenson published 45 books between 1923 and 1970. Fortunately, we can go back and read them again and again, like visiting old friends.

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Title Time Frame Date
Published Setting

Between the Wars

Peter West 1920-23? 1923 Kintoul, Scotland; London

Mrs Tim of the Regiment (Mrs. Tim Christie) Jan-May, 1932 1932 Biddington, England; Westburgh, Scotland; Kiltwinkle

Golden Days (Mrs. Tim Christie) June 1932 1934 Avielochan, Scotland.

Miss Buncle's Book 1934 1934 Silverstream, London

The Young Clementina
(Miss Dean's Dilemma)
(Divorced from Reality) 1895-1935 1935 Hinkleton, London, Canterbury

Smouldering Fire 1934 1935 London Ardfalloch

Miss Buncle Married 1934-1935 1936 Hampstead Heath, Wandlebury London

The Empty World
(A World in Spell) 1973 1936 NYC, Mid-Atlantic, Venice, Monte Carlo, various parts of England, Scotland, Renfrew, Glasgow

The Story of Rosabelle Shaw
(Rosabelle Shaw) 1890-1915 1937 Edinburgh, Torrisford, London

Miss Bun the Baker's Daughter
(The Baker's Daughter) 1937-38 1938 Beilford (in southern Scotland), London, Amsterdam, Leiden

Green Money
(The Green Money) 1939 1939 Winthorpe, English countryside, London, various towns along the way

Written During WWII

Rochester's Wife pre-war 1940 some towns in England and Scotland

The English Air 1938-1940 1940 Chellford, England (near Kingsport - Portsmouth?); Inverdrum, Scotland; Freigarten, Germany;
Dalfinnan, Scotland; London;
road trip from London to Inverdrum.

Mrs Tim Carries On 1940 1941 Donford (Scotland), London, Cobstead (English coastal town]

Spring Magic 1942 1942 London; Cairn, Scotland; Weston; Rithie; Manburgh, Hertfordshire

Crooked Adam 1942 1942 England, Scotland

Celia's House 1905-1942 1943 Ryddelton and environs, Jutland, Rosyth (1916), London (1923) Bournemouth, Timperton.

The Two Mrs. Abbotts 1942 1943 Chevis Green, Wandlebury, North Africa

Listening Valley ca. 1930-1944 1944 Edinburgh, India, London (in Blitz), Ryddelton

Post War Writing

The Four Graces 1943 1946 Chevis Green, Wandlebury, London

Mrs. Tim Gets a Job 1947 1947 Ryddelton

Kate Hardy 1947 1947 London, Old Quinings

Young Mrs. Savage 1948 1948 England; Seatown (North Berwick), Scotland

Vittoria Cottage 1948-1949 1949 Ashbridge, near Chevis Green; Wandlebury (which is nearby); London. En route to London.

Music in The Hills 1949 1950 Drumburly and environs, close enough to Dumfries for Jock to go there for the day.

Winter and Rough Weather
(Shoulder the Sky) 1951 1951 Drumburly, London

Mrs. Tim Flies Home 1952 1952 Kenya, Cairo, Rome, Old Quinings

Five Windows 1937-1953? 1953 Haines (near Drumburly, Scotland); Edinburgh; London

Charlotte Fairlie
(The Enchanted Isle,
Blow the Wind Southerly) 1952-53 1954 Larchester, Copenhagen, Targ, Little Garley

Amberwell 1927-1947 1955 Westkirk, Southwest Scotland; Edinburgh; Carlisle (also Dumfries and Lockerbie); aboard The Starfish, near Firth of Forth; Leith; London; a market garden 40 miles from London

Summerhills 1948? 1956 Westkirk, Rome

The Tall Stranger 1957 1957 London, Shepherdsford, Scotland

Anna and her Daughters 1948-1957 1958 London, Ryddelton, Edinburgh, Kenya, Switzerland, world cruise

Still Glides the Stream 1957-59 1959 some small town in Scotland; Nivennes France

The Musgraves 1960 1960 Shepherdsford, London, Cannes, Cape Town

Bel Lamington 1960 1961 London, Drumburly

Fletchers End 1960-61 1962 Shepherdsford, Edinburgh

The Blue Sapphire 1963 1963 London; Leddiesford, Scotland

Katherine Wentworth 1964 1964 Edinburgh and environs, Moffat, Limbourne, near Wandlebury

Katherine's Marriage
(The Marriage of Katherine) 1965 1965 Ardfalloch, Edinburgh, Limbourne, near Wandlebury

The House on the Cliff 1966 1966 London, Mountain Cross, Morchester

Sarah Morris Remembers 1925-1944 1967 Larchester; London; Ryddelton; Nivennes, France

Sarah's Cottage 1945-1958 1968 Ryddelton, Larchester, Kirkcudbright, etc.

Gerald and Elizabeth 1969 1969 En route from Capetown to Southampton, London, Glasgow

House of the Deer 1970 1970 Glasgow, Ardfalloch

Poetry Books
Meadow-flowers	1915
The Starry Mantle	1926
Alister and Co. [It's Nice to Be Me]	1940, 1943

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Title	Time Frame	Date Published	Setting
Between the Wars
Peter West	1920-23?	1923	Kintoul, Scotland; London
Mrs Tim of the Regiment (Mrs. Tim Christie)	Jan-May, 1932	1932	Biddington, England; Westburgh, Scotland; Kiltwinkle
Golden Days (Mrs. Tim Christie)	June 1932	1934	Avielochan, Scotland.
Miss Buncle's Book	1934	1934	Silverstream, London
The Young Clementina (Miss Dean's Dilemma) (Divorced from Reality)	1895-1935	1935	Hinkleton, London, Canterbury
Smouldering Fire	1934	1935	London Ardfalloch
Miss Buncle Married	1934-1935	1936	Hampstead Heath, Wandlebury London
The Empty World (A World in Spell)	1973	1936	NYC, Mid-Atlantic, Venice, Monte Carlo, various parts of England, Scotland, Renfrew, Glasgow
The Story of Rosabelle Shaw (Rosabelle Shaw)	1890-1915	1937	Edinburgh, Torrisford, London
Miss Bun the Baker's Daughter (The Baker's Daughter)	1937-38	1938	Beilford (in southern Scotland), London, Amsterdam, Leiden
Green Money (The Green Money)	1939	1939	Winthorpe, English countryside, London, various towns along the way
Written During WWII
Rochester's Wife	pre-war	1940	some towns in England and Scotland
The English Air	1938-1940	1940	Chellford, England (near Kingsport - Portsmouth?); Inverdrum, Scotland; Freigarten, Germany; Dalfinnan, Scotland; London; road trip from London to Inverdrum.
Mrs Tim Carries On	1940	1941	Donford (Scotland), London, Cobstead (English coastal town]
Spring Magic	1942	1942	London; Cairn, Scotland; Weston; Rithie; Manburgh, Hertfordshire
Crooked Adam	1942	1942	England, Scotland
Celia's House	1905-1942	1943	Ryddelton and environs, Jutland, Rosyth (1916), London (1923) Bournemouth, Timperton.
The Two Mrs. Abbotts	1942	1943	Chevis Green, Wandlebury, North Africa
Listening Valley	ca. 1930-1944	1944	Edinburgh, India, London (in Blitz), Ryddelton
Post War Writing
The Four Graces	1943	1946	Chevis Green, Wandlebury, London
Mrs. Tim Gets a Job	1947	1947	Ryddelton
Kate Hardy	1947	1947	London, Old Quinings
Young Mrs. Savage	1948	1948	England; Seatown (North Berwick), Scotland
Vittoria Cottage	1948-1949	1949	Ashbridge, near Chevis Green; Wandlebury (which is nearby); London. En route to London.
Music in The Hills	1949	1950	Drumburly and environs, close enough to Dumfries for Jock to go there for the day.
Winter and Rough Weather (Shoulder the Sky)	1951	1951	Drumburly, London
Mrs. Tim Flies Home	1952	1952	Kenya, Cairo, Rome, Old Quinings
Five Windows	1937-1953?	1953	Haines (near Drumburly, Scotland); Edinburgh; London
Charlotte Fairlie (The Enchanted Isle, Blow the Wind Southerly)	1952-53	1954	Larchester, Copenhagen, Targ, Little Garley
Amberwell	1927-1947	1955	Westkirk, Southwest Scotland; Edinburgh; Carlisle (also Dumfries and Lockerbie); aboard The Starfish, near Firth of Forth; Leith; London; a market garden 40 miles from London
Summerhills	1948?	1956	Westkirk, Rome
The Tall Stranger	1957	1957	London, Shepherdsford, Scotland
Anna and her Daughters	1948-1957	1958	London, Ryddelton, Edinburgh, Kenya, Switzerland, world cruise
Still Glides the Stream	1957-59	1959	some small town in Scotland; Nivennes France
The Musgraves	1960	1960	Shepherdsford, London, Cannes, Cape Town
Bel Lamington	1960	1961	London, Drumburly
Fletchers End	1960-61	1962	Shepherdsford, Edinburgh
The Blue Sapphire	1963	1963	London; Leddiesford, Scotland
Katherine Wentworth	1964	1964	Edinburgh and environs, Moffat, Limbourne, near Wandlebury
Katherine's Marriage (The Marriage of Katherine)	1965	1965	Ardfalloch, Edinburgh, Limbourne, near Wandlebury
The House on the Cliff	1966	1966	London, Mountain Cross, Morchester
Sarah Morris Remembers	1925-1944	1967	Larchester; London; Ryddelton; Nivennes, France
Sarah's Cottage	1945-1958	1968	Ryddelton, Larchester, Kirkcudbright, etc.
Gerald and Elizabeth	1969	1969	En route from Capetown to Southampton, London, Glasgow
House of the Deer	1970	1970	Glasgow, Ardfalloch