Author · updated 2026
Anthony Powell Books in Order
Every Anthony Powell book in publication order — 36 in total, spanning 1931–2017.
Publication Order of A Dance to the Music of Time Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Question of Upbringing | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Buyer's Market | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Acceptance World | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | At Lady Molly's | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Casanova's Chinese Restaurant | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Kindly Ones | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Valley of Bones | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Soldier's Art | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Military Philosophers | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Books Do Furnish a Room | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Temporary Kings | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | A Dance to the Music of Time | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Hearing Secret Harmonies | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of To Keep the Ball Rolling: The Memoirs of Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infants of the Spring | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Messengers of Day | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Faces in My Time | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Strangers All Are Gone | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | To Keep the Ball Rolling | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afternoon Men | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Venusberg | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | From a View to a Death | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Agents and Patients | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | What's Become of Waring | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | O, How the Wheel Becomes It! | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Fisher King | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Garden God & The Rest I'll Whistle | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Chapbooks
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reference For Mellors | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Aubrey and His Friends | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Miscellaneous Verdicts | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Under Review | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Journals, 1982-86 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Journals, 1987-89 | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Journals, 1990-1992 | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Writer's Notebook | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Some Poets, Artists & 'A Reference for Mellors' | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Anthony Powell on Wine | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 36, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afternoon Men | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Venusberg | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | From a View to a Death | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Agents and Patients | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | What's Become of Waring | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | John Aubrey and His Friends | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | A Question of Upbringing | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Buyer's Market | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Acceptance World | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | At Lady Molly's | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Casanova's Chinese Restaurant | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Kindly Ones | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Valley of Bones | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Soldier's Art | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Military Philosophers | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Books Do Furnish a Room | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The Garden God & The Rest I'll Whistle | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Temporary Kings | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | A Dance to the Music of Time | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Hearing Secret Harmonies | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Infants of the Spring | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Messengers of Day | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Faces in My Time | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Strangers All Are Gone | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | O, How the Wheel Becomes It! | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | To Keep the Ball Rolling | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Fisher King | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Miscellaneous Verdicts | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Under Review | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Reference For Mellors | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Journals, 1982-86 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Journals, 1987-89 | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Journals, 1990-1992 | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | A Writer's Notebook | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Some Poets, Artists & 'A Reference for Mellors' | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Anthony Powell on Wine | 2017 | Amazon US UK |
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