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Anthony Powell Books in Order

Find every Anthony Powell book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 37 books / 6 series

British author best known for the twelve-volume novel sequence *A Dance to the Music of Time*. His work is celebrated for its satirical portrait of 20th-century British society, earning him the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. This page provides the Anthony Powell books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Anthony Powell Books in Chronological Order

1931 Afternoon Men POoSN / 1 Buy
1932 Venusberg POoSN / 2 Buy
1933 From a View to a Death POoSN / 3 Buy
1936 Agents and Patients POoSN / 4 Buy
1939 What's Become of Waring POoSN / 5 Buy
1948 John Aubrey and His Friends POoNB / 1 Buy
1951 A Question of Upbringing POoDTTMOTB / 1 Buy
1952 A Buyer's Market POoDTTMOTB / 2 Buy
1955 The Acceptance World POoDTTMOTB / 3 Buy
1957 At Lady Molly's POoDTTMOTB / 4 Buy
1960 Casanova's Chinese Restaurant POoDTTMOTB / 5 Buy
1962 The Kindly Ones POoDTTMOTB / 6 Buy
1964 The Valley of Bones POoDTTMOTB / 7 Buy
1966 The Soldier's Art POoDTTMOTB / 8 Buy
1968 The Military Philosophers POoDTTMOTB / 9 Buy
1971 The Garden God & The Rest I'll Whistle POoP / 1 Buy
1971 Books Do Furnish a Room POoDTTMOTB / 10 Buy
1973 Temporary Kings POoDTTMOTB / 11 Buy
1975 Hearing Secret Harmonies POoDTTMOTB / 12 Buy
1976 Infants of the Spring POoTKTBRTMOB / 1 Buy
1978 Messengers of Day POoTKTBRTMOB / 2 Buy
1981 Faces in My Time POoTKTBRTMOB / 3 Buy
1982 The Strangers All Are Gone POoTKTBRTMOB / 4 Buy
1983 O, How the Wheel Becomes It! POoSN / 6 Buy
1984 To Keep the Ball Rolling POoTKTBRTMOB / 5 Buy
1985 The Empire Revisited POoNB / 2 Buy
1986 The Fisher King POoSN / 7 Buy
1990 Miscellaneous Verdicts POoNB / 3 Buy
1992 Under Review POoNB / 4 Buy
1994 Reference For Mellors POoC / 1 Buy
1995 Journals, 1982-86 POoNB / 5 Buy
1996 Journals, 1987-89 POoNB / 6 Buy
1997 Journals, 1990-1992 POoNB / 7 Buy
2001 A Writer's Notebook POoNB / 8 Buy
2005 Some Poets, Artists & 'A Reference for Mellors' POoNB / 9 Buy
2009 4th Movement POoDTTMOTB / 13 Buy
2017 Anthony Powell on Wine POoNB / 10 Buy

Anthony Powell Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Garden God & The Rest I'll Whistle 1971 Buy
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 10 books / 1948-2017
01 John Aubrey and His Friends 1948 Buy
02 The Empire Revisited 1985 Buy
03 Miscellaneous Verdicts 1990 Buy
04 Under Review 1992 Buy
05 Journals, 1982-86 1995 Buy
06 Journals, 1987-89 1996 Buy
07 Journals, 1990-1992 1997 Buy
08 A Writer's Notebook 2001 Buy
09 Some Poets, Artists & 'A Reference for Mellors' 2005 Buy
10 Anthony Powell on Wine 2017 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 7 books / 1931-1986
01 Afternoon Men 1931 Buy
02 Venusberg 1932 Buy
03 From a View to a Death 1933 Buy
04 Agents and Patients 1936 Buy
05 What's Become of Waring 1939 Buy
06 O, How the Wheel Becomes It! 1983 Buy
07 The Fisher King 1986 Buy
01 Reference For Mellors 1994 Buy
01 Infants of the Spring 1976 Buy
02 Messengers of Day 1978 Buy
03 Faces in My Time 1981 Buy
04 The Strangers All Are Gone 1982 Buy
05 To Keep the Ball Rolling 1984 Buy
01 A Question of Upbringing 1951 Buy
02 A Buyer's Market 1952 Buy
03 The Acceptance World 1955 Buy
04 At Lady Molly's 1957 Buy
05 Casanova's Chinese Restaurant 1960 Buy
06 The Kindly Ones 1962 Buy
07 The Valley of Bones 1964 Buy
08 The Soldier's Art 1966 Buy
09 The Military Philosophers 1968 Buy
10 Books Do Furnish a Room 1971 Buy
11 Temporary Kings 1973 Buy
12 Hearing Secret Harmonies 1975 Buy
13 4th Movement 2009 Buy

Where to start with Anthony Powell

What is the best order to read Anthony Powell books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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