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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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