The Captive Reader

January 2012 – December 2012

A reading project, hosted by Simon T, with the aim of reading and reviewing a book published in every year of the Twentieth Century.

Read so far: 100/100
Thoughts on completing my Century

1900 – Tommy and Grizel by J.M. Barrie

1901 – The Benefactress by Elizabeth von Arnim

1902 – Glengarry School Days by Ralph Connor

1903 – When Patty Went to College by Jean Webster

1904 – The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Elizabeth von Arnim

1905 – The Princess Priscilla’s Fortnight by Elizabeth von Arnim

1906 – The Incomplete Amorist by E. Nesbit

1907 – Fräulein Schmidt and Mr Anstruther by Elizabeth von Arnim

1908 – The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

1909 – The Caravaners by Elizabeth von Arnim

1910 – The Day’s Play by A.A. Milne

1911 – Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

1912 – The Unbearable Bassington by Saki

1913 – Behind the Beyond by Stephen Leacock

1914 – Once a Week by A.A. Milne

1915 – Psmith, Journalist by P.G. Wodehouse

1916 – Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

1917 – Once on a Time by A.A. Milne

1918 – Belinda by A.A. Milne

1919 – Mr Pim Passes By by A.A. Milne

1920 – Penny Plain by O. Douglas

1921 – The Dover Road by A.A. Milne

1922 – The Lucky One by A.A. Milne

1923 – Success by A.A. Milne

1924 – The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

1925 – Ariadne, or Business First by A.A. Milne

1926 – Crewe Train by Rose Macaulay

1927 – Miss Marlow at Play by A.A. Milne

1928 – Eliza for Common by O. Douglas

1929 – Toad of Toad Hall by A.A. Milne

1930 – Michael and Mary by A.A. Milne

1931 – The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff

1932 – Priorsford by O. Douglas

1933 – High Rising by Angela Thirkell

1934 – Peace with Honour by A.A. Milne

1935 – Taken by the Hand by O. Douglas

1936 – Miss Elizabeth Bennet by A.A. Milne

1937 – Sarah Simple by A.A. Milne

1938 – Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith

1939 – Autobiography by A.A. Milne

1940 – Behind the Lines by A.A. Milne

1941 – The Ugly Duckling by A.A. Milne

1942 – Marling Hall by Angela Thirkell

1943 – Celia’s House by D.E. Stevenson

1944 – The Headmistress by Angela Thirkell

1945 – At Mrs Lippincote’s by Elizabeth Taylor

1946 – Peace Breaks Out by Angela Thirkell

1947 – Private Enterprise by Angela Thirkell

1948 – Family Roundabout by Richmal Crompton

1949 – The Old Bank House by Angela Thirkell

1950 – Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace

1951 – Jane Austen by Sylvia Townsend-Warner

1952 – Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

1953 – Guard Your Daughters by Diana Tutton

1954 – What Did It Mean? by Angela Thirkell

1955 – Amberwell by D.E. Stevenson

1956 – Summerhills by D.E. Stevenson

1957 – Sylvester by Georgette Heyer

1958 – Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce

1959 – Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie

1960 – Summoned by Bells by John Betjeman

1961 – The Secret World of Og by Pierre Berton

1962 – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

1963 – The New Moon with the Old by Dodie Smith

1964 – Katherine Wentworth by D.E. Stevenson

1965 – Frederica by Georgette Heyer

1966 – The House on the Cliff by D.E. Stevenson

1967 – Sarah Morris Remembers by D.E. Stevenson

1968 – Sarah’s Cottage by D.E. Stevenson

1969 – Never Sleep Three in a Bed by Max Braithwaite

1970 – Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer

1971 – The Night We Stole the Mountie’s Car by Max Braithwaite

1972 – Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer

1973 – Under a Cruel Star by Heda Margolius Kovály

1974 – The Siren Years by Charles Ritchie

1975 – Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

1976 – Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down by Zdena Salivarová

1977 – Sunset at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse

1978 – This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! by Gordon Korman

1979 – Mrs Milburn’s Diaries by Clara Milburn, edited by Peter Donnelly

1980 – Central Line by Maeve Binchy

1981 – Diplomatic Passport by Charles Ritchie

1982 – The High Path by Ted Walker

1983 – Storm Signals by Charles Ritchie

1984 – Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen by Fay Weldon

1985 – A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson

1986 – Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle

1987 – Firefly Summer by Maeve Binchy

1988 – Two-Part Invention by Madeleine L’Engle

1989 – A Gentle Plea for Chaos by Mirabel Osler

1990 – A.A. Milne: His Life by Ann Thwaite

1991 – Looking at the Moon by Kit Pearson

1992 – Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

1993 – The Lights Go On Again by Kit Pearson

1994 – Mariana by Susanna Kearsley

1995 – Living Dangerously by Katie Fforde

1996 – Wild Designs by Katie Fforde

1997 – The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley

1998 – Dear Friend and Gardener by Beth Chatto and Christopher Lloyd

1999 – Good Evening, Mrs Craven by Mollie Panter-Downes