The Miser of Mayfair
- Published
- 1 January 1986
- Pages
- 167
- ISBN-13
- 9780859979054
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Miser of Mayfair is the book that opens M. C. Beaton's A House for the Season series, first published in 1986. It's followed in the reading order by Plain Jane. It runs 167 pages. The series ran to completion in 1988 across 6 books.
Key facts about The Miser of Mayfair
M. C. Beaton wrote The Miser of Mayfair, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1986. The book has 167 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780859979054 to find the main one.
The Miser of Mayfair is book 1 of 6 in A House for the Season series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
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
The Miser of Mayfair is book 1 in the A House for the Season series. It is followed by Plain Jane. 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 9780859979054