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C.P. Snow Books in Order

Find every C.P. Snow book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 25 books / 3 series

British author and physicist best known for the *Strangers and Brothers* series. His influential 1959 lecture, *The Two Cultures*, sparked global debate. This page provides the C.P. Snow books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All C.P. Snow Books in Chronological Order

1932 Death Under Sail POoSN / 1 Buy
1932 The Search POoSN / 2 Buy
1940 George Passant POoSaBB / 1 Buy
1947 The Light and the Dark POoSaBB / 2 Buy
1949 Time of Hope POoSaBB / 3 Buy
1951 The Masters POoSaBB / 4 Buy
1954 The New Men POoSaBB / 5 Buy
1956 Homecomings POoSaBB / 6 Buy
1958 The Conscience of the Rich POoSaBB / 7 Buy
1959 The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution POoNB / 1 Buy
1960 The Affair POoSaBB / 8 Buy
1961 Science and Government POoNB / 2 Buy
1963 The Two Cultures/A Second Look POoNB / 3 Buy
1964 Corridors of Power POoSaBB / 9 Buy
1967 Variety of Men POoNB / 4 Buy
1969 The State of Siege POoNB / 5 Buy
1969 The Sleep of Reason POoSaBB / 10 Buy
1970 Last Things POoSaBB / 11 Buy
1971 Public Affairs POoNB / 6 Buy
1972 The Malcontents POoSN / 3 Buy
1974 In Their Wisdom POoSN / 4 Buy
1975 Trollope POoNB / 7 Buy
1978 The Realists POoNB / 8 Buy
1979 A Coat of Varnish POoSN / 5 Buy
1981 The Physicists POoNB / 9 Buy

C.P. Snow Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 George Passant 1940 Buy
02 The Light and the Dark 1947 Buy
03 Time of Hope 1949 Buy
04 The Masters 1951 Buy
05 The New Men 1954 Buy
06 Homecomings 1956 Buy
07 The Conscience of the Rich 1958 Buy
08 The Affair 1960 Buy
09 Corridors of Power 1964 Buy
10 The Sleep of Reason 1969 Buy
11 Last Things 1970 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 5 books / 1932-1979
01 Death Under Sail 1932 Buy
02 The Search 1932 Buy
03 The Malcontents 1972 Buy
04 In Their Wisdom 1974 Buy
05 A Coat of Varnish 1979 Buy
01 The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution 1959 Buy
02 Science and Government 1961 Buy
03 The Two Cultures/A Second Look 1963 Buy
04 Variety of Men 1967 Buy
05 The State of Siege 1969 Buy
06 Public Affairs 1971 Buy
07 Trollope 1975 Buy
08 The Realists 1978 Buy
09 The Physicists 1981 Buy

Where to start with C.P. Snow

What is the best order to read C.P. Snow 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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