Bibliography for Dornford Yates

Dornford Yates was the pseudonym of the British novelist, Cecil William Mercer (August 7, 1885 - March 5, 1960).

Several of Yates's books are in the "Berry" series. The main characters of the Berry Books are the Pleydell family who reside at 'White Ladies' in Hampshire, comprising: 

Berry Pleydell
Daphne Pleydell, his wife (and cousin)
Boy Pleydell (Daphne's brother and narrator of the books)
Jonathan (Jonah) Mansel (cousin to all the above)
Jill Mansel (Jonah's sister)
  1. The Brother of Daphne 1914
  2. The Courts of Idleness 1920
  3. Berry and Co. 1920
  4. Anthony Lyveden 1921
  5. Jonah and Co. 1922
  6. Valerie French 1923
  7. And Five were Foolish 1924
  8. As Other Men Are 1925
  9. The Stolen March 1926
  10. Blind Corner 1927
  11. Court Card 1927
  12. Perishable Goods 1928
  13. Maiden Stakes 1928
  14. Blood Royal 1929
  15. Summer Fruit 1929 (US only)
  16. Fire Below 1930
  17. Adele and Co. 1931
  18. Safe Custody 1932
  19. Storm Music 1934
  20. She Fell Among Thieves 1935
  21. And Berry Came Too 1936
  22. She Painted Her Face 1937
  23. This Publican 1938
  24. Gale Warning 1939
  25. Shoal Water 1940
  26. Period Stuff 1942
  27. An Eye for a Tooth 1943
  28. The House that Berry Built 1945
  29. Red in the Morning 1946
  30. The Berry Scene 1947
  31. Cost Price 1949
  32. Lower than Vermin 1950
  33. As Berry and I were Saying 1952
  34. Ne'er-Do-Well 1954
  35. Wife Apparent 1956
  36. B-Berry and I Look Back 1958
Note: this list does not include short-stories only printed in magazines, or other genres such as musical shows.

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