Author · updated 2026
Les Dawson Books in Order
Every Les Dawson book in publication order — 22 in total, spanning 1974–2013.
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Card For The Clubs | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Spy Who Came... | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Hitler Was My Mother In Law | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  A Time Before Genesis | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Come Back with the Wind | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Well Fared, My Lovely | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  The Blade and the Passion | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Cosmo Smallpiece guide to male liberation | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Les Dawson Joke Book | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Amy Pluckett Letters | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Malady Lingers on and Other Great Groaners | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Les Dawson's Lancashire | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  A Clown Too Many | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Les Dawson Gives Up | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  No Tears for the Clown | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Listen to Les | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Listen To Les 2 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Les Dawson: Masters of Comedy | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Dawson Slant | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Les Dawson's Joke Book | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Laugh With Les | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 22, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Card For The Clubs | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Spy Who Came... | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Cosmo Smallpiece guide to male liberation | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Les Dawson Joke Book | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Amy Pluckett Letters | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Malady Lingers on and Other Great Groaners | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Les Dawson's Lancashire | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Hitler Was My Mother In Law | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Clown Too Many | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | A Time Before Genesis | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Les Dawson Gives Up | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Come Back with the Wind | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Well Fared, My Lovely | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | No Tears for the Clown | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Listen to Les | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Blade and the Passion | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Listen To Les 2 | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Les Dawson: Masters of Comedy | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Dawson Slant | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Les Dawson's Joke Book | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Laugh With Les | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
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