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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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