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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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Reason and Beauty in the Poetic Mind" (1933) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Reason and Beauty in the Poetic Mind
1933
James I
1934
The New Book of English Verse
1935
Rochester
1935
Henry VII
1937
The Descent of the Dove
1939
The Forgiveness of Sins
1942
The Figure of Beatrice
1943
Arthurian Torso
1948
The Image of the City
1958
William Tyndale
1969
Outlines of Romantic Theology with Which is Reprinted, Religion & Love in Dante
1978
He Came Down from Heaven
1984
Letters to Lalage
1989
Essential Writings in Spirituality and Theology
1993
The Detective Fiction Reviews of Charles Williams, 1930-1935
2003
Outlines of Romantic Theology
2005
Poetry at Present
2008
Queen Elizabeth
2010
Stories of Great Names
2010
Flecker of Dean Close
2013
A Short Life of Shakespeare with the Sources
2016
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