Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Constance Savery's books

Constance Savery’s Followers (29)

Constance Savery

Born

in Froxfield, Wiltshire, The United Kingdom

October 31, 1897

Died

March 02, 1999

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

edit data

Born in 1897, in All Saints' Vicarage in Froxfield, Wiltshire, Constance Winifred Savery was the daughter of the Rev. John Manly Savery, and his wife, Constance Eleanor Harbord Savery. The family moved to Birmingham when she was nine years old, and Savery was educated there, at King Edward VI High School for Girls. She went on to Somerville College, Oxford, where she studied English, and was in the first cohort of woman students to be granted degrees, in 1920. She earned a Post-Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education from Birmingham University, and M.A. from Oxford in 1927, and taught briefly (and unhappily), before her mother's death necessitated a return to her father's household in Middleton-cum-Fordley, Suffolk, where she helped him wit ...more

Combine Editions
Constance Savery’s books

Average rating: 4.1 · 8,072 ratings · 326 reviews · 68 distinct works • Similar authors

	Enemy Brothers 4.50 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 1944 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reb and the Redcoats 4.24 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emeralds for the King by Constance Savery, Victor Dowling (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1945 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark House on the Moss 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1948 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic in My Shoes by Constance Savery, Christine Price (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1958 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forbidden Doors 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1929 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young Elizabeth Green 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Ship "Red Lily" 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1944 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebel Jacqueline 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1960	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Fields 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1947	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Constance Savery…

Quotes by Constance Savery (?)

“Tony flung himself into his brother's arms and felt them close round him tight. "Hold me so I can't get away!" he said, and found himself queerly rejoicing in the steely strength of those scarred wrists.”
― Constance Savery, Enemy Brothers

20 likes

“I don't really know; I'm not in the Operations Room, you see. All I do know is that the world has a Chief who was victorious when the powers of darkness struck at Him with everything they had. He has the plans today. The darkness won't last forever. There's a splendor beyond.
~Flying Officer George Dymory Ingleford, Enemy Brothers”
― Constance Savery, Enemy Brothers

tags: battle-of-britain, britain, raf, religion-christianity, world-war-2

15 likes

“All I do know is that the world has a Chief who was victorious when the powers of darkness struck at him with everything they had. He has the plans today. The darkness won't last forever. There's a splendour beyond.”
― Constance Savery, Enemy Brothers

tags: christianity, darkness, eschatology, god, sovereignty

10 likes

See all Constance Savery's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Reading For P...: Jean's Book Nook 2017	98	102	Jan 01, 2018 09:40AM
Crazy Challenge C...: 2018 Pick a Theme Challenge	132	102	Jul 15, 2020 09:03PM
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Children's medieval (?) historical: features antagonist (not) called Phillip	8	41	Dec 01, 2024 07:45PM
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Children's novel about a girl named Tabitha and her family.	6	61	Apr 18, 2025 09:27AM
Crazy Challenge C...: EXTREME Challenge: Obstacle Course - CLOSED TO NEW SIGN-UPS	1862	318	Oct 07, 2025 04:08PM
Crazy Challenge C...: The Wonderful World of Disney	819	259	Nov 18, 2025 08:57PM
Fun & Games: Author Alphabet	770	53	Aug 11, 2026 07:19PM

More…