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
- #1AmazonWordsworth(1966)
- #2AmazonArnold Bennett(1974)
- #3AmazonThe Genius of Thomas Hardy(1976)
- #4AmazonFor Queen and Country(1978)
- #5AmazonA Writer's Britain(1979)
- #6AmazonTradition of Womens Fiction(1982)
- #7AmazonThe Oxford Companion to English Literature(1985)
- #8AmazonThe Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature(1987)
- #9AmazonCase For Equality(1988)
- #10AmazonSafe As Houses(1990)
- #11AmazonMargaret Drabble In Tokyo(1991)
- #12AmazonAngus Wilson(1997)
- #13AmazonThe Pattern in the Carpet(2009)
- #14AmazonDavid Hockney (With: Marco Livingstone,Tim Barringer,Stuart Comer,Martin Gayford)(2012)
- #15AmazonWomen and Fiction(1975)
- #16AmazonAt the Pond(2019)
- #17AmazonThe Book of Sheffield(2019)
- #18AmazonA Love Letter to Europe(2019)
- #19AmazonCollision: Stories From the Science of CERN(2023)
- #1AmazonSummer Bird Cage(1963)
- #2AmazonThe Garrick Year(1964)
- #3AmazonThe Millstone(1965)
- #4AmazonJerusalem the Golden(1967)
- #5AmazonThe Waterfall(1969)
- #6AmazonThe Needle's Eye(1972)
- #7AmazonThe Realms Of Gold(1975)
- #8AmazonThe Ice Age(1977)
- #9AmazonThe Middle Ground(1980)
- #10AmazonThe Witch of Exmoor(1997)
- #11AmazonThe Peppered Moth(2001)
- #12AmazonThe Seven Sisters(2002)
- #13AmazonThe Red Queen(2004)
- #14AmazonThe Sea Lady(2006)
- #15AmazonThe Pure Gold Baby(2013)
- #16AmazonThe Dark Flood Rises(2016)
- #17AmazonA Day in the Life of a Smiling Woman(2011)
- #18AmazonThe Gifts of War(2011)
- #19AmazonThe Plays of Margaret Drabble(2018)
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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