Miss Read

The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. But not everything is as peaceful as it seems....

Dorothy Watson and Agnes Fogerty have taught at the school for as long as anyone can remember, but now they're thinking and talking about retirement. It won't be an easy adjustment....

A mouse's appearance on Christmas Eve in a widow's bedroom leads to a chance encounter with a small boy....

‘As I have been given a large and magnificent diary for Christmas... I intend to fill it in as long as my ardour lasts.’ Luckily, Miss Read’s ardour lasts all year, encompassing every aspect of Fairacre life....

Fairacre is a village of cottages....

Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Thrush Green is normally a peaceful place....

A delightful Christmas collection of Fairacre tales from the ever-popular Miss Read. Read by Carole Boyd with an introduction read by Miss Read....

A new excitement comes to the village of Thrush Green when Harold Shoosmith, a distinguished bachelor....

It's the May Day holiday, and a fair has come to the village of Thrush Green. The residents of Thrush Green all have their own views about the fair....

The arrival of a stranger in the village of Thrush Green stirs up ripples of speculation and interest....

Gossip From Thrush Green returns readers to that delightful English village, neighbour to Fairacre, for a golden summer....

From the rural festivities in 'Village Christmas' to the poignant tale of a white robin, these two stories demonstrate the wry wit and light touch of Miss Read....

The Cotswold village of Thrush Green is a particularly close-knit community, where many of the inhabitants have known each other since childhood....

Having enjoyed robust health throughout her career, Miss Read, the village schoolmistress at Fairacre, is looking forward to an energetic retirement in a few years' time.....

Tthe village of Thrush Green decides to combine the 100th anniversary of a mission school opened by the village's most distinguished son and the centenary of the village school....

Fairacre is a village of cottages, a church and the school, and at the heart of the school, its head mistress, Miss Read....

As spring begins at Thrush Green, a series of local dramas takes hold of the community....

When Charles Henstock, rector of Thrush Green, moves a mile downhill to the parish of Lulling, his many friends rejoice in his promotion....

On a bright summer's day, old Miss Clare, now retired from teaching, awaits the visit of her oldest friend, Emily Davis. In between, she recalls the events in their 70-year friendship....

After the death of Emily Davis, school teacher and well-loved member of the local community, many of those who knew her cast their minds back to days past and to their memories of Emily....