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Anthony Powell

Anthony Powell (1905-2000) was an English writer renowned for his Dance to the Music of Time series. In addition to novels, he authored memoirs, plays, poetry, and essays on writing. His works have been adapted for television and radio. In 2008, The Times newspaper recognized him as one of the Greatest British Writers Since 1945. Powell's first novel, Afternoon Men, was published in 1931 as a standalone title. Below is a list of Anthony Powell’s books in the order of their original release.

Anthony Powell became a published novelist in 1931 with the novel Afternoon Men. Below is a list of Anthony Powell's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Dance To The Music Of Time Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Question of Upbringing (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Buyer's Market (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Acceptance World (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
At Lady Molly's (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Kindly Ones (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Valley of Bones (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Soldier's Art (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Military Philosophers (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Books Do Furnish a Room (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Temporary Kings (1973) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Dance to the Music of Time (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hearing Secret Harmonies (1975) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Dance to the Music of Time: Valley of Bones, Soldier's Art & Military Philosophers (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of To Keep The Ball Rolling: The Memoirs Of Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Infants of the Spring (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Messengers of Day (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Faces in My Time (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Strangers All Are Gone (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Keep the Ball Rolling (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Afternoon Men (1931) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Venusberg (1932) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
From a View to a Death (1933) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Agents and Patients (1936) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What's Become of Waring (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
O, How the Wheel Becomes It! (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fisher King (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Plays Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Garden God & The Rest I'll Whistle (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Chapbooks Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Reference For Mellors (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
John Aubrey and His Friends (1948) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Empire Revisited (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Miscellaneous Verdicts (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Under Review (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Journals, 1982-86 (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Journals, 1987-89 (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Journals, 1990-1992 (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Writer's Notebook (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Some Poets, Artists & 'A Reference for Mellors' (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Anthony Powell on Wine (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Best for Winter (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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