How to Build a Complete Chalet School Book Collection

Elinor Brent-Dyer’s Chalet School series seems to be one of the most popular school series. There were 62 books in total, which is why it is so difficult to collect the entire set. There were also additional books and newsletters. Recently, new authors have written “filler” books in which they feel there should be additional information not provided by the author herself. Some of the books are extremely rare and some paperbacks, even reprints, can sell for over £30, making some hardcover early editions extremely valuable.

If you have started a collection or would like to, I have some advice for you. First, decide if you want to collect paperbacks, hardcovers, or either, and if you want to get all the titles or just the actual series of books and not the newsletters, bonus books, and books by other authors. Once you’ve decided, you’ll need to put together a list of these titles. Most of the newer reprints have a full list of titles on the front, and you can search for them on various websites as well. I’ve included a list at the end of the article (it includes all the original books plus some extras. I know I’ve missed some of the extras).

Now you need to know where to start looking for these books. eBay is an obvious choice, but some of the rarer books are hard to find even on eBay and when they do appear, it’s easy to be outbid. However, it’s still worth searching for and posting on eBay’s “wish” pages. There are other websites that sell second-hand books, but they are usually more expensive. So I often look at secondhand bookstores, fairs, and charity book sales. Sometimes you can buy the titles a little cheaper, and you can also ask the distributors to find copies for you and reserve them for you. Girls Gone By publishes some of the out-of-print titles in full-length paperbacks and some new authors who have written “filler” books. These sell out very quickly, but you can usually find copies on eBay for a while. These are ideal if you’re looking to fill gaps in your collection and don’t mind books being a different size than the originals. Other filler title publishers include Bettany Press and Troubador Publishing.

If you want, for example, to read the entire series but also get a nice hardcover collection, I would recommend buying any title you see that you don’t own. It can take a long time to get all the hardcover books and you can always sell the paperback on eBay once you find a hardcover version. You can also do this with paperbacks if you want a particular cover style or want to replace some of your more worn copies with neater ones.

Complete list of titles

Elinor Brent-Dyer Original Series: The School at the Chalet, Jo of the Chalet School, The Princess of the Chalet School, The Head Girl of the Chalet School, Rivals of the Chalet School, Eustatia Goes to the Chalet School, The Chalet School and Jo, The Chalet School in Camp, The Exploits of the Chalet School, The Chalet School and the Lintons, A Rebel at the Chalet School, The New House at the Chalet School, Jo Returns to the Chalet School, The New Chalet School, A Chalet School United, The Chalet School in Exile, The Chalet School at War, The Highland Twins at the Chalet School, Lavender Leigh at the Chalet School, Gay Lambert at the Chalet School, Jo to the Rescue, The Mystery at the Chalet School, Tom Tackles the Chalet School, The Chalet School and Rosalie, Three go to the Chalet School, The Chalet School and the Island, Peggy of the Chalet School, Carola Storms the Chalet School, The Wrong Chalet School, Shocks for the Chalet School, The Chalet School in Oberland, Bride Leads the Chalet School, Changes for the Chalet School, Jey Goes to the Oberland, The Chalet School and Barbara, The Chalet School Does it Again, A Chalet Girl from Kenya, Mary-Lou of the Chalet School, A Genius at the Chalet School, Chalet School Fete, A problem for the Chalet School, The new teacher at the Chalet School, Emotions at the Chalet School, The coming of age of the Chalet School, The Chalet School and Richenda, Tests for the Chalet school, Theodora and the Chalet School, Joey and Co. in Tirol, Ruey Richardson at the Chalet School, A Leader at the Chalet School, The Chalet School Wins the Trick, A Future Chalet Schoolgirl, The Feud at the Chalet School, The Chalet School Triplets , The Chalet School Reunion, Jane and the Chalet School, Redheads at the Chalet School, Adrienne and the Chalet School, Summer Term at the Chalet School, Challenge for the Chalet School, Two Samsat the Chalet School, Althea Joins the Chalet School, Prefects at the School Chalet

Related Books: The Girls’ Chalet Book, The Second Girls’ Chalet Book, The Third Girls’ Chalet Book, The Chalet Girls’ Cookbook, Chalet School Newsletters, Friends of the Chalet School Yearbooks .

‘Filler’ Titles: Visitors to Helen McClelland’s Chalet School, Gillian of Carol Allan’s Chalet School, Caroline German’s The Chalet School and Robin, Headmistress of Helen Barber’s Chalet School, New Beginnings at Heather’s Chalet School Paisley, Peace Comes to the Chalet School by Katherine Bruce, The Chalet School Librarian by Pat Willimott, Hilda Annersley Headmistress by Lesley Green.