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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 "Notes for a New Culture" (1976) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Notes for a New Culture
1976
Dressing Up
1979
Ezra Pound and His World
1980
T.S. Eliot
1984
Dickens' London
1987
Introduction to Dickens
1991
The Life of Thomas More
1991
Blake
1995
London: The Biography
2000
The Collection
2001
Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion
2002
Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination
2002
Illustrated London
2003
A Traveller's Companion to London (With: Thomas Wright)
2004
Shakespeare: The Biography
2005
The Thames: Sacred River
2007
Venice: Pure City
2007
A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare
2010
The English Ghost
2010
London Under
2011
Queer City
2017
Colours of London
2022
The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern
2023
The English Soul
2024
Forgotten London
2025
London Lickpenny
1973
Country Life
1978
The Diversions Of Purley And Other Poems
1987
New Worlds No. 221
1996
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