Gyles Brandreth Books in Order

Brandreth retells the classic tale of magic, wishes, and sudden fortune in a bright, accessible form. It is the sort of adaptation built for family reading and strong stage-story momentum.

This version of *Cinderella* leans into the familiar pleasures of the story, unfairness, transformation, and a well-earned happy ending. Brandreth keeps the tale clear, lively, and ready for younger readers.

A lively take on the classic *Mother Goose* tradition, shaped for children and family entertainment. Brandreth's gift for rhythm, wordplay, and playful performance sits naturally with this material.

A children's spy mission that takes the action into the air, with secrets, problem-solving, and fast-moving adventure. It is part of Brandreth's playful take on junior espionage.

This mission keeps the spyfile action on the ground, mixing covert fun with quick challenges and child-friendly suspense. It is built for readers who like secret plans more than serious danger.

The spyfile format moves onto the water in this brisk children's adventure. Expect codes, missions, and a sea-setting that adds extra momentum without making the book too heavy.

Brandreth gives his spy adventure a space twist here, using the setting for extra excitement and imaginative mission fun. It is quick, playful, and clearly aimed at younger readers who love secret-agent ideas.

An early picture-book style story built around the character Golly and a lively child-sized adventure. It is short, energetic, and aimed at very young readers.

Brandreth takes the familiar nursery rhyme and spins it into a fuller story for young readers. The cat, fiddle, cow, moon, dish, and spoon all get a little more room to play.

This retelling gives the old rhyme a proper narrative shape while keeping its simple appeal. It is a child-friendly way of turning a famous verse into a story with a little more heart and motion.

Brandreth turns espionage into a children's adventure, with training, secretive fun, and the thrill of being let in on a mission. It is aimed at younger readers who like codes, gadgets, and quick-moving action.

A cheerful celebration of words, puns, odd phrases, and the pleasures of English in all its strangeness. Brandreth writes as a delighted enthusiast, making the book easy to browse and hard not to quote from.

Hamlet discovers that the ghost in his house is not frightening at all, but a useful and rather friendly companion. A comic spooky story about fear, friendship, and a school project that suddenly gets much easier.

A bout of hiccups throws the Brown household into uproar as accidents pile up and tempers rise. This is one of the most everyday entries in the series, made funny by taking a small problem far too seriously.

Hamlet Brown's latest problem is not his enormous name but the mermaid sitting in his bath. Brandreth turns that excellent premise into another light supernatural comedy set in the strangest house on the street.

Michelle thinks her birthday has been ruined, until the boring slippers she has been given turn out to be magic. It is a simple, funny setup that makes everyday disappointment the doorway to adventure.

Hamlet Brown gets tangled up in a pantomime, and the result is exactly the kind of noise the title promises. This one leans into stage chaos, family muddle, and the comic mayhem of life at No. 13.

Michelle's magical slippers are back, and this time a sneeze starts fresh trouble. Another ordinary day gets tipped into comic chaos in a story that keeps the series' cozy, mischievous charm.

Written as the secret notebook of seven-year-old Sammy Heaven, this book mixes diary entries, facts, jokes, puzzles, and everyday observations. It is playful, nosy, and very tuned in to the little dramas of being seven.

Another notebook-style volume, this time aimed at the world of being eight. Expect a lively mixture of private thoughts, fun facts, lists, and puzzles that make the book feel half diary and half activity book.

This volume pushes the secret-notebook idea on to age nine, keeping the same mix of diary voice, jokes, puzzles, and small everyday truths. It is designed for children who like dipping into a book rather than reading one long story.

Nattie finds life getting much stranger when Nuffin, a magical biscuit-like companion, enters the picture. It is a comic children's story where the impossible slips into everyday life and changes the rules.

A huge one-eyed monster appears at the Browns' front door just as family life is already in chaos. Hamlet must deal with monsters, a cemetery protest, and one very determined mother in this gleefully odd adventure.

Hamlet Brown faces another strange visitor at No. 13, this time a witch. The book keeps the series' mix of comic scares, household muddle, and the sense that home can become magical without warning.

Nick Saint is a 28-year-old teacher in South Carolina with no papers, no passport, and no clear past. When he falls for psychotherapist Kirsty, their search for his identity turns into a romantic mystery with a Christmas edge.

Sir Bruno Bruin and his sidekick Rocco are sent on a dangerous mission to Moscow to recover the Somerset Sapphires. Pirates, villains, and comic history make this a fast-moving animal adventure for younger readers.

This retells the real story of Butch and Sundance, the two Tamworth pigs who escaped and briefly became famous. It is a runaway adventure with a true-story spark and plenty of momentum.

Butch and Sundance continue their adventures after the great escape and find that the world is full of unexpected helpers. It is a friendly animal tale about companionship, luck, and staying one trot ahead of trouble.

The Tamworth pigs are suddenly famous and very much wanted, which does not always mean safe. Brandreth turns that odd situation into a lively children's adventure full of chase-story energy and comic peril.

Amanda Mouse wants a birthday worth remembering, but cakes and plans rarely behave exactly as expected. A sweet Mouse Village story about celebration, family fuss, and the little mishaps that make a party memorable.

Queen Elizabear sends Sir Bruno Bruin and his loyal friend Rocco across the ocean to find the missing Sir Walbear Raleigh. It is a comic animal swashbuckler packed with puns, peril, and bold picture-book energy.

Jack Mouse finds that a scarecrow can be the start of a proper adventure in Mouse Village. This early reader blends countryside atmosphere, mild suspense, and a reassuringly gentle finish.

On Coronation Day 1902, Maisie loses her parents and is swept into the world of the illusionist Zapristi. The result is a brisk historical adventure with stage magic, danger, and a heroine who refuses to stay lost.

Matt Mouse gets swept up in secret party plans and the cheerful chaos that comes with them. It is a warm, small-scale adventure that turns keeping a surprise into the whole story.

Michelle's magic slippers are accidentally sent to a jumble sale and end up with the dreadful Tiggy Smith. The slippers will need all their talkative cleverness to get out of trouble and find their way home.

Richard Faber and the dangerously young Maisie Rivers become a glittering couple whose rise and fall stretches across three different Venices. Love story, mystery, and murder meet in a novel with a strong theatrical streak.

This is the best introduction to Mouse Village, bringing together stories, puzzles, games, and a tour through its tiny world. Matt Mouse leads the way in a book designed to charm and keep younger readers busy.

Matt Mouse heads into another small Mouse Village adventure, where a surprise turns an ordinary day into something much busier and more exciting. It is a gentle story about curiosity, family, and cheerful confusion.

Myrtle Mouse has her paws full when the naughty twins stir up trouble in Mouse Village. This is a cozy early reader full of mischief, mild chaos, and the sort of problem that feels big until kindness steps in.

A short children's adventure built around a colony of rock penguins and their bustling world. Brandreth keeps the tone lively and accessible, making it a good fit for younger readers who enjoy animal stories.

Drawn from Brandreth's interviews and meetings, this is a gallery of politicians, performers, royals, and public figures. The pleasure is in the detail, how people talk, what they reveal, and what a good observer notices.

Brandreth explores the marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip by setting their very different childhoods and temperaments side by side. It is as much about partnership and family strain as it is about royal history.

This volume gathers public lectures on moral, social, and religious questions of the day. Brandreth's contribution focuses on childhood, adding a practical and humane voice to a wider set of serious discussions.

A close look at Charles and Camilla, their families, and the long, tangled path that finally brought them together. Brandreth is most interested in character, history, and the human cost of a very public love story.

When Wilde finds a murdered young man in a candlelit attic room, he cannot leave the crime alone. With Arthur Conan Doyle beside him, he enters a murky Victorian case full of secrecy, sex, and social danger.

A dinner-party game about murder stops being amusing when one of the chosen victims turns up dead. Wilde, Conan Doyle, and friends follow the case through society gossip, theatre, politics, and the boxing ring.

In Paris in 1883, Wilde is drawn into murders linked to the theatre world and the La Grange company. The book mixes performance, decadence, and danger, with Wilde chasing answers through one of Europe's most theatrical cities.

Drawn from diaries kept between 1959 and 2000, this book turns Brandreth's life into a stream of encounters, observations, and anecdotes. It is part memoir, part social record, and best enjoyed for its eye for people.

A fashionable London gathering opens into a darker case of murder, secrecy, and social poison. Wilde and his circle move through glittering rooms and hidden dangers in a mystery that leans hard into fin de siècle mood.

A series of gruesome clues pulls Oscar Wilde and Arthur Conan Doyle from Germany to Rome and deep into Vatican intrigue. It is a stylish historical mystery with severed body parts, church politics, and plenty of atmosphere.

This entry takes Wilde into the dark world of Reading Gaol, where prison life and murder collide. It is one of the grimmer books in the series, but still full of sharp observation and strong period detail.

Part personal journey, part self-help guide, this book turns the search for happiness into seven simple rules. Brandreth keeps it conversational and grounded, with ideas drawn from reading, experience, and his work with psychiatrist Anthony Clare.

A collection of 35 jumper patterns inspired by Brandreth's famous knitwear. It mixes practical patterns with plenty of personality, making it ideal for knitters who like their projects playful, bold, and unmistakably individual.

Oscar Wilde is drawn into a fresh investigation tied to the legend of Jack the Ripper. The result is a smart Victorian mystery that mixes real history, literary figures, and the hunt for an infamous killer.

In 1894, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Chief Macnaghten reopen the most notorious murder mystery in London. Brandreth turns the Jack the Ripper case into a literary detective story full of danger and period atmosphere.

A lively guide to punctuation, spelling, grammar, and clear English, told with jokes, examples, and sharp common sense. It is for readers who want to write better without feeling they are back in school.

Brandreth gathers hundreds of funny, sharp, and surprising quotations into a handy little treasury. It is the sort of book you can dip into for a laugh, a speech, or the perfect line at the right moment.

Part poetry anthology, part guide to learning poems by heart, this book gathers memorable verse for all moods. Brandreth also argues that memorising poetry can sharpen the mind and keep language alive in daily life.

A late portrait of Prince Philip that looks at his character, marriage, public reputation, and complicated place inside the royal family. Brandreth aims for a fuller, more human account than the usual headlines allow.

British history gets broken into brisk, one-minute pieces, from ancient Britain to the present day. Brandreth keeps it witty and fast without losing the people, scandals, and turning points that make the story stick.

This intimate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II follows her long life and reign through personal encounters, family stories, and public history. Brandreth is interested in the woman behind the institution as much as the monarch.

Brandreth looks back on his London childhood, family life, ambition, and the odd turns that made him who he is. Funny, candid, and packed with social detail, it is a memoir about growing up and finding a public voice.

A biography of A. A. Milne that also becomes a family story about Christopher Robin and the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh. Brandreth explores childhood, fame, and the mixed blessing of making something the whole world loves.