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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Wordsworth" (1966) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Wordsworth
1966
Arnold Bennett
1974
The Genius of Thomas Hardy
1976
For Queen and Country
1978
A Writer's Britain
1979
Tradition of Womens Fiction
1982
The Oxford Companion to English Literature
1985
The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
1987
Case For Equality
1988
Safe As Houses
1990
Margaret Drabble In Tokyo
1991
Angus Wilson
1997
The Pattern in the Carpet
2009
David Hockney (With: Marco Livingstone,Tim Barringer,Stuart Comer,Martin Gayford)
2012
Women and Fiction
1975
At the Pond
2019
The Book of Sheffield
2019
A Love Letter to Europe
2019
Collision: Stories From the Science of CERN
2023
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