Rake's Progress
- Published
- 1 January 1987
- Pages
- 169
- ISBN-13
- 9780859979689
- Type
- novel
About this book
Rake's Progress is the fourth book in the A House for the Season series, published in 1987. In the reading order it comes after The Wicked Godmother and before The Adventuress. It runs 169 pages.
Key facts about Rake's Progress
M. C. Beaton wrote Rake's Progress, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1987. The book has 169 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780859979689 to find the main one.
Rake's Progress is book 4 of 6 in A House for the Season series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with The Miser of Mayfair (1986).
Additionally, M. C. Beaton writes The Six Sisters, Hamish Macbeth and School for Manners, plus 6 more series. Those series sit on our historical romance, cozy mystery and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, Death of a Groom is the latest published M. C. Beaton book on file, from 10 February 2026.
About M. C. Beaton
M. C. Beaton was the pen name of Marion Chesney, a Scottish-born author who wrote prolifically across romance and mystery before finding her signature register with two long-running cozy mystery series set worlds apart in tone and geography. See every M. C. Beaton book in order.
Its place in A House for the Season
Rake's Progress is book 4 in the A House for the Season series. It follows The Wicked Godmother. It is followed by The Adventuress. See the full A House for the Season reading order.
A House for the Season is told from an unusual angle for Regency romance: the servants' hall of 67 Clarges Street, a fashionable London townhouse that's rumored to bring bad luck to anyone who lives there. Rather than following one aristocratic family, each of the six novels centers on the below-stairs staff -- led by the sharp, resourceful butler Rainbird -- as they scheme, matchmake and quietly manipulate events to secure a good match for whichever tenant is currently renting the unlucky house, all while trying…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780859979689