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Hope Mirrlees books in order

British poet, novelist, and translator

Lived
1887–1978
Books
5

Hope Mirrlees published 3 novels and 2 other books, beginning with Lud-in-the-Mist (1926).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Hope Mirrlees

Standalone novels in order

  1. The Counterplot (1925)

    337 pages

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  2. Lud-in-the-Mist (1926)

    288 pages★ 4.0 (6 ratings)

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  3. A Fly in Amber (1962)

    395 pages

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Other books in order

  1. Paris (1919)

    48 pages

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  2. Moods and Tensions (1976)

    40 pages

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About Hope Mirrlees

(Helen) Hope Mirrlees was a British poet, novelist and translator. She is best known for the 1926 Lud-in-the-Mist, an influential fantasy novel, and for Paris: A Poem (1920), an experimental poem published by Virginia and Leonard Woolf's Hogarth Press, which critic Julia Briggs deemed "modernism's lost masterpiece, a work of extraordinary energy and intensity, scope and ambition."

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Hope Mirrlees FAQ

How many books has Hope Mirrlees written?
Hope Mirrlees published 3 novels and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Hope Mirrlees's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Lud-in-the-Mist.
What is Hope Mirrlees's last book?
A Fly in Amber (1962).
What is Hope Mirrlees's most famous book?
Lud-in-the-Mist (1926) is Hope Mirrlees's most widely read book.
Can I read Hope Mirrlees's books for free?
Yes. 3 books by Hope Mirrlees are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.