Main Abbey Series (indicating Best Reading Order)
| code | Title | Date | Publisher | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Generation Titles | ||||
| A01 | The Girls of the Hamlet Club e | 1914 | Chambers | Harold Earnshaw |
| A02 | The Abbey Girls °†g | 1920 | Collins | Arthur Dixon |
| A03 | The Girls of the Abbey School °g | 1921 | Collins | Elsie Anna Wood |
| A11 | The Abbey Girls Go Back to School °†g | 1922 | Collins | Elsie Anna Wood |
| A13 | The New Abbey Girls °g | 1923 | Collins | Elsie Anna Wood |
| A14 | The Abbey Girls Again ° | 1924 | Collins | Elsie Anna Wood |
| A15 | The Abbey Girls In Town °† | 1925 | Collins | Rosa C Petherick |
| A16 | The Queen of the Abbey Girls °g | 1926 | Collins | E. J. Kealey |
| A12 | Jen of the Abbey School °†g | 1927 | Collins | frontis. E. A. Wood, others F. Meyerheim |
| A17 | The Abbey Girls Win Through °† | 1928 | Collins | not credited |
| A18 | The Abbey Girls at Home °† | 1929 | Collins | Inder Burns |
| A19 | The Abbey Girls Play Up °† | 1930 | Collins | not credited |
| A20 | The Abbey Girls on Trial °† | 1931 | Collins | 'C.P.S.' |
| A21 | Biddy's Secret | 1932 | Chambers | Nina K. Brisley |
| A22 | Rosamund's Victory | 1933 | Harrap | Victor Cooley |
| A23 | Maidlin to the Rescue | 1934 | Chambers | Rene Cloke |
| A24 | Joy's New Adventure | 1935 | Chambers | Rene Cloke |
| A25 | Rosamund's Tuckshop g | 1937 | R.T.S./G.O.P. | not credited |
| A26 | Maidlin Bears the Torch g | 1937 | R.T.S./G.O.P. | not credited |
| A27 | Rosamund's Castle g | 1938 | R.T.S./G.O.P. | not credited |
| Retrospective Titles | ||||
| A04 | Schooldays at the Abbey † | 1938 | Collins | Sutcliffe |
| A05 | Secrets of the Abbey † | 1939 | Collins | Heade |
| A06 | Stowaways in the Abbey †‡ | 1940 | Collins | Heade |
| A07 | Schoolgirl Jen at the Abbey †‡ | 1950 | Collins | Frank Varty |
| A08 | Strangers at the Abbey †‡ | 1951 | Collins | Frank Varty |
| A09 | Selma at the Abbey †‡ | 1952 | Collins | Frank Varty |
| A10 | Tomboys at the Abbey ‡ | 1957 | Collins | Frank Varty |
| Second Generation Titles | ||||
| A29 | Jandy Mac Comes Back †‡ | 1941 | Collins | Heade |
| A28 | Maid of the Abbey †‡ | 1943 | Collins | Heade |
| A30 | Two Joans at the Abbey † | 1945 | Collins | Margaret Horder |
| A31 | An Abbey Champion | 1946 | Muller | Margaret Horder |
| A32 | Robins in the Abbey †‡ | 1947 | Collins | Margaret Horder |
| A33 | A Fiddler for the Abbey | 1948 | Muller | Margaret Horder |
| A34 | Guardians of the Abbey | 1950 | Muller | Margaret Horder |
| A35 | Rachel in the Abbey | 1951 | Muller | M. D. Neilson |
| A36 | A Dancer from the Abbey †‡ | 1953 | Collins | Frank Varty |
| A37 | The Song of the Abbey †‡ | 1954 | Collins | Frank Varty |
| A38 | Two Queens at the Abbey †‡ | 1959 | Collins | Frank Varty |
° = published as a Collins 'Fat Orange'
† = published as a Collins 'Seagull'
‡ = published as a Collins 'Small Red Abbey'
g = reprinted in paperback by Girls Gone By Publishers
e = reprinted in paperback by The EJO Society
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