Author · updated 2026
Bill Bryson Books in Order
Every Bill Bryson book in publication order — 23 in total, spanning 1984–2020.
Publication Order of History Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Icons of England | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  At Home: A Short History of Private Life | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  One Summer: America, 1927 | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Language Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Mother Tongue | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Made in America | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Shakespeare: The World as Stage | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Science Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Short History of Nearly Everything | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  A Really Short History of Nearly Everything | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Seeing Further | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Body | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Travel Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Palace Under the Alps | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Lost Continent | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Neither Here nor There | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Notes from a Small Island | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  A Walk in the Woods | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  I'm a Stranger Here Myself | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  In a Sunburned Country / Down Under | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Bill Bryson's African Diary | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Road to Little Dribbling | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dear NHS | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 23, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Palace Under the Alps | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Lost Continent | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Mother Tongue | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Neither Here nor There | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Made in America | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Notes from a Small Island | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Walk in the Woods | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | I'm a Stranger Here Myself | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | In a Sunburned Country / Down Under | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Bill Bryson's African Diary | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | A Short History of Nearly Everything | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | A Really Short History of Nearly Everything | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Shakespeare: The World as Stage | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Icons of England | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | At Home: A Short History of Private Life | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Seeing Further | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | One Summer: America, 1927 | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Road to Little Dribbling | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | The Body | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Dear NHS | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.