The River at Green Knowe
core novel 1959 Green Knowe
Record
| First published | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.87 (1,355 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780152674502 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
The River at Green Knowe, published in 1959, is the third book in Lucy M. Boston's Green Knowe series, and departs from the earlier books by setting aside both Tolly and Mrs. Oldknow. Instead, the old house is let for the summer to the archaeologist Doctor Maud Biggin and her companion Miss Sybilla Bun, who invite Biggin's niece Ida along with two refugee children, Oskar and Ping, to stay with them. Left largely free to explore, the three children spend their holiday out on the surrounding river and canals by canoe, and their adventures grow increasingly strange as they encounter flying horses, come across a giant, and stumble upon what appears to be a Bronze Age ceremony tied to the moon. Beneath the fantastical incidents runs a quieter thread about displaced children finding safety and healing in the presence of Green Knowe.
Where it sits
- Universe: Green Knowe
- Series: Green Knowe core; position 3 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lucy M. Boston
Notes
- ISBN recorded is the Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Odyssey Classic edition (1989); the 1959 first edition predates ISBNs.
- From the series record (Green Knowe): Core Canon = all six novels; complete sequence, no companion material.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Green Knowe: position 3 of 6: previous The Chimneys of Green Knowe (1958) · next A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961)
Sources
← Green Knowe dossier · All universes
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