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D.J. Taylor Complete Bibliography

Browse books by D.J. Taylor in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 26 books / 4 series

D.J. Taylor is a British author best known for his acclaimed biographies and novels, including *Orwell: The Life* and the *Kept* series. A winner of the Whitbread Biography Award, his works are celebrated for their literary depth. This page provides the D.J. Taylor books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by D.J. Taylor in Publication Order

1986 Great Eastern Land POoSN / 1 Buy
1989 A Vain Conceit POoNB / 1 Buy
1992 Real Life POoSN / 2 Buy
1993 After the War POoNB / 2 Buy
1996 English Settlement POoSN / 3 Buy
1997 After Bathing at Baxter's POoSSC / 1 Buy
1998 Trespass POoSN / 4 Buy
1999 Thackeray POoNB / 3 Buy
2002 The Comedy Man POoSN / 5 Buy
2003 Orwell POoNB / 4 Buy
2006 Kept POoSN / 6 Buy
2007 Bright Young People POoNB / 5 Buy
2009 Ask Alice POoSN / 7 Buy
2010 On The Corinthian Spirit POoNB / 6 Buy
2010 At the Chime of a City Clock POoSN / 8 Buy
2011 Derby Day POoSN / 9 Buy
2012 What You Didn't Miss POoNB / 7 Buy
2012 Secondhand Daylight POoSN / 10 Buy
2013 The Windsor Faction POoSN / 11 Buy
2014 From the Heart POoSS / 1 Buy
2014 Wrote for Luck POoSSC / 2 Buy
2016 The Prose Factory POoNB / 8 Buy
2017 The New Book of Snobs POoNB / 9 Buy
2018 'Rock and Roll is Life' POoNB / 10 Buy
2019 The Lost Girls POoNB / 11 Buy
2019 On 1984 POoNB / 12 Buy

Complete D.J. Taylor Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Non-Fiction Reading Order 12 books / 1989-2019
01 A Vain Conceit 1989 Buy
02 After the War 1993 Buy
03 Thackeray 1999 Buy
04 Orwell 2003 Buy
05 Bright Young People 2007 Buy
06 On The Corinthian Spirit 2010 Buy
07 What You Didn't Miss 2012 Buy
08 The Prose Factory 2016 Buy
09 The New Book of Snobs 2017 Buy
10 'Rock and Roll is Life' 2018 Buy
11 The Lost Girls 2019 Buy
12 On 1984 2019 Buy
01 After Bathing at Baxter's 1997 Buy
02 Wrote for Luck 2014 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 11 books / 1986-2013
01 Great Eastern Land 1986 Buy
02 Real Life 1992 Buy
03 English Settlement 1996 Buy
04 Trespass 1998 Buy
05 The Comedy Man 2002 Buy
06 Kept 2006 Buy
07 Ask Alice 2009 Buy
08 At the Chime of a City Clock 2010 Buy
09 Derby Day 2011 Buy
10 Secondhand Daylight 2012 Buy
11 The Windsor Faction 2013 Buy
01 From the Heart 2014 Buy

Where to start with D.J. Taylor

What is the best order to read D.J. Taylor 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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