Peter Ackroyd Books in Order

Peter Ackroyd CBE is a renowned English novelist and biographer with a profound interest in the history and culture of London. Born to a mother working in the personnel department of an engineering firm, Ackroyd's father left the family home when he was a baby. Demonstrating an early passion for storytelling, Ackroyd began reading newspapers at age 5 and wrote a play about Guy Fawkes at 9. He was educated at St. Benedict's, Ealing and Clare College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a double first in English. As a Mellon Fellow at Yale University, Ackroyd penned Notes for a New Culture, a work that showcased his creative exploration of London-based writers. Ackroyd's literary career spans poetry, including London Lickpenny and The Diversions of Purley, as well as acclaimed fiction and biographies, such as Thomas More, which earned him the 1998 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.