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Books like Cold Comfort Farm: 9 series to read next

Cold Comfort Farm is literary & general and satire, set in british isles and early 20th century, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Cold Comfort Farm is 2 books, 1932–1940.

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Todd Family
Bastable Children
Eliots of Damerosehay
City of Bells
Stone Book
Five Children Universe
Mr. Mulliner
Aunt Dimity
The Magician Trilogy

Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

Historical fiction, bittersweet and reflective in tone, about grief and loss.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Life After Life →

Bastable ChildrenSeries

seriesE. Nesbit24 books1898

About coming of age, set in 19th century.

“E. Nesbit's Bastable novels follow their well-meaning, thoroughly unsuccessful schemes across three books published between 1899 and 1904, mixing believable sibling squabbles with the children's own overactive imaginations.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Story of the Treasure Seekers →

Eliots of DamerosehaySeries

seriesElizabeth Goudge3 books1940

Literary & general, set in british isles.

“A Vibrant Novel About the Joys of Life ... and The Pangs of Love Love had come to David for the first time, glorious, overwhelming, passionate.”
from the catalogue description of The Bird in the Tree

Start with The Bird in the Tree →

City of BellsSeries

seriesElizabeth Goudge3 books1936

Reflective in tone.

“Jocelyn Irvin has just returned from the Boer War with an incurably lamed leg.”
from the catalogue description of A City of Bells

Start with A City of Bells →

Stone BookSeries

seriesAlan Garner5 books1976

Historical fiction, reflective in tone, set in 19th century.

Start with The Stone Book →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Fantasy.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Mr. MullinerSeries

seriesP. G. Wodehouse9 books1925

Humor, funny and lighthearted in tone, set in early 20th century and british isles.

Start with Meet Mr. Mulliner →

Aunt DimitySeries

seriesNancy Atherton25 books1992

Cozy mystery, set in contemporary.

Start with Aunt Dimity's Death →

The Magician TrilogySeries

seriesJenny Nimmo3 books1986

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, set in contemporary.

“The stories are inspired by Welsh mythology, with elements borrowed from Mabinogion.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Snow Spider →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Cold Comfort Farm?: Todd Family — the closest match to Cold Comfort Farm on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cold Comfort Farm?: Cold Comfort Farm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cold Comfort Farm.
How big is Cold Comfort Farm?: Cold Comfort Farm is 2 books, 1932–1940.
Is Cold Comfort Farm finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1932–1940.

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