Bill Bryson Books in Order
Bill Bryson is a celebrated author, born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He has spent considerable time in England, where he settled in 1977 and began his writing career after a stint in journalism. A devoted husband and father of four, he has resided in North Yorkshire and New Hampshire, before returning to the UK. Bryson's travelogues have captivated readers worldwide, beginning with the humorous account of his mother's Chevy trip across America in <i>The Lost Continent</i>. His subsequent travel books, including the acclaimed <i>Notes From a Small Island</i>, <i>A Walk in the Woods</i>, <i>Notes From a Big Country</i>, and <i>Down Under</i>, have established him as a masterful storyteller. In addition to his travel works, Bryson has written critically acclaimed books on the English language, such as <i>Mother Tongue</i> and <i>Made in America</i>, and <i>A Short History of Nearly Everything</i>, his groundbreaking science book that has received widespread acclaim and numerous awards.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Bill Bryson
- #1AmazonMuhammad: A Prophet for Our Time (By: Karen Armstrong)(1991)
- #2AmazonUlysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero (By: Michael Korda)(2004)
- #3AmazonGeorge Balanchine (By: Robert Gottlieb)(2004)
- #4AmazonBeethoven (By: Edmund Morris)(2005)
- #5AmazonThomas Jefferson (By: Christopher Hitchens)(2005)
- #6AmazonCaravaggio (By: Francine Prose)(2005)
- #7AmazonAlexander the Great (By: Norman F. Cantor)(2005)
- #8AmazonFreud (By: Peter D. Kramer)(2006)
- #9AmazonFrancis Crick (By: Matt Ridley)(2006)
- #10AmazonAlexis de Tocqueville (By: Joseph Epstein)(2006)
- #11AmazonShakespeare(2007)
- #12AmazonMachiavelli (By: Ross King)(2007)
- #13AmazonGeorge Washington (By: Paul Johnson)(2009)
- #1AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2000(2000)
- #2AmazonThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir(2006)
- #3AmazonShakespeare(2007)
- #4AmazonThe Secret History of Christmas(2022)
- #5In the humorous travel book Notes from a Small Island(1995)
- #6In the book A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail(1998)
- #1AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2000(2000)
- #2AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2011 (By: Sloane Crosley)(2011)
- #3AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2012 (By: Jason Wilson)(2012)
- #4AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2013 (By: Jason Wilson)(2013)
- #5AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2014 (By: Jason Wilson)(2014)
- #6AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2015 (By: Jason Wilson)(2015)
- #7AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2016(2016)
- #8AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2017 (By: Jason Wilson,Lauren Collins)(2017)
- #9AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2018 (By: Cheryl Strayed)(2018)
- #10AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2019 (By: Jason Wilson)(2019)
- #11AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2020 (By: Jason Wilson)(2020)
- #12AmazonThe Best American Travel Writing 2021 (By: Padma Lakshmi)(2021)
- #13AmazonGreat Baseball Stories(1990)
- #14AmazonIcons of England(2008)
- #15AmazonThe Astronomy Book(2012)
- #16AmazonDear NHS(2020)
- #1AmazonThe Palace Under the Alps(1985)
- #2AmazonThe Lost Continent(1989)
- #3AmazonNeither Here nor There(1992)
- #4AmazonNotes from a Small Island(1995)
- #5AmazonA Walk in the Woods(1997)
- #6AmazonI'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big Country(1998)
- #7AmazonThe English Landscape: Its Character and Diversity (With: Marina Warner,Christopher Lloyd,Jennifer Jenkins,David Bellamy,Robin Hanbury-Tenbison,Anna Parord)(2000)
- #8AmazonIn a Sunburned Country / Down Under(2000)
- #9AmazonBill Bryson's African Diary(2002)
- #10AmazonThe Road to Little Dribbling(2015)
- #11AmazonThe Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection(2023)
About Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is a celebrated author, born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He has spent considerable time in England, where he settled in 1977 and began his writing career after a stint in journalism. A devoted husband and father of four, he has resided in North Yorkshire and New Hampshire, before returning to the UK. Bryson's travelogues have captivated readers worldwide, beginning with the humorous account of his mother's Chevy trip across America in <i>The Lost Continent</i>. His subsequent travel books, including the acclaimed <i>Notes From a Small Island</i>, <i>A Walk in the Woods</i>, <i>Notes From a Big Country</i>, and <i>Down Under</i>, have established him as a masterful storyteller. In addition to his travel works, Bryson has written critically acclaimed books on the English language, such as <i>Mother Tongue</i> and <i>Made in America</i>, and <i>A Short History of Nearly Everything</i>, his groundbreaking science book that has received widespread acclaim and numerous awards.
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