Margaret Drabble Books in Order

Margaret Drabble is a renowned British novelist, biographer, and editor born in Sheffield in 1939. Educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, she has established herself as a prominent figure in contemporary literature with her extensive body of work. Her eighteen novels, including A Summer Bird-Cage, The Millstone, and The Pure Gold Baby, have garnered widespread acclaim for their thought-provoking narratives and masterful storytelling. Drabble's contributions extend beyond fiction, with notable achievements in biography and screenplay writing, as well as her tenure as editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. Recognized for her dedication to literature, she was appointed CBE in 1980 and made DBE in 2008. Her lifetime's service has been acknowledged with the 2011 Golden PEN Award.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Margaret Drabble

  • #1
    Wordsworth(1966)
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  • #2
    Arnold Bennett(1974)
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  • #3
    The Genius of Thomas Hardy(1976)
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  • #4
    For Queen and Country(1978)
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  • #5
    A Writer's Britain(1979)
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  • #6
    Tradition of Womens Fiction(1982)
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  • #7
    The Oxford Companion to English Literature(1985)
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  • #8
    The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature(1987)
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  • #9
    Case For Equality(1988)
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  • #10
    Safe As Houses(1990)
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  • #11
    Margaret Drabble In Tokyo(1991)
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  • #12
    Angus Wilson(1997)
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  • #13
    The Pattern in the Carpet(2009)
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  • #14
    David Hockney (With: Marco Livingstone,Tim Barringer,Stuart Comer,Martin Gayford)(2012)
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  • #15
    Women and Fiction(1975)
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  • #16
    At the Pond(2019)
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  • #17
    The Book of Sheffield(2019)
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  • #18
    A Love Letter to Europe(2019)
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  • #19
    Collision: Stories From the Science of CERN(2023)
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  • #1
    Summer Bird Cage(1963)
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  • #2
    The Garrick Year(1964)
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  • #3
    The Millstone(1965)
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  • #4
    Jerusalem the Golden(1967)
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  • #5
    The Waterfall(1969)
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  • #6
    The Needle's Eye(1972)
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  • #7
    The Realms Of Gold(1975)
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  • #8
    The Ice Age(1977)
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  • #9
    The Middle Ground(1980)
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  • #10
    The Witch of Exmoor(1997)
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  • #11
    The Peppered Moth(2001)
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  • #12
    The Seven Sisters(2002)
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  • #13
    The Red Queen(2004)
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  • #14
    The Sea Lady(2006)
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  • #15
    The Pure Gold Baby(2013)
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  • #16
    The Dark Flood Rises(2016)
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  • #17
    A Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman(2011)
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  • #18
    The Gifts of War(2011)
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  • #19
    The Plays of Margaret Drabble(2018)
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  • #1
    The Radiant Way(1987)
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  • #2
    A Natural Curiosity(1989)
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  • #3
    The Gates of Ivory(1991)
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About Margaret Drabble

Margaret Drabble is a renowned British novelist, biographer, and editor born in Sheffield in 1939. Educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, she has established herself as a prominent figure in contemporary literature with her extensive body of work. Her eighteen novels, including A Summer Bird-Cage, The Millstone, and The Pure Gold Baby, have garnered widespread acclaim for their thought-provoking narratives and masterful storytelling. Drabble's contributions extend beyond fiction, with notable achievements in biography and screenplay writing, as well as her tenure as editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. Recognized for her dedication to literature, she was appointed CBE in 1980 and made DBE in 2008. Her lifetime's service has been acknowledged with the 2011 Golden PEN Award.

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