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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 "The Memorial" (1932) and follow publication order through all 20 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Memorial
1932

Journey to a War (With: W.H. Auden)
1939

The Condor And The Cows
1949

Vedanta for Modern Man
1951

Vedanta for the Western World
1960

Ramakrishna and His Disciples
1965

Kathleen and Frank
1971

Christopher and His Kind
1976

October
1982

The Wishing Tree
1986

Christopher Isherwood Diaries Volume 1
1996

The Repton Letters
1997

Lost Years
2000

Kathleen and Christopher
2005

Isherwood on Writing
2007

The Sixties: Diaries Volume Two
2010

What Vedanta Means To Me
2011

Liberation: Diaries Vol 3
2012

The Animals
2013

The Song of God Bhagavad-Gita
2020
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