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Home / Authors / Les Dawson Les Dawson Les Dawson was a British comedian and author best known for his droll, piano-based humour and the sitcom *The Les Dawson Show*. His autobiography sold over a million copies, cementing his legacy as a national treasure. This page lists Les Dawson’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1974 A Card For The Clubs POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 The Spy Who Came... POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1979 The Cosmo Smallpiece Guide To Male Liberation POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1979 The Les Dawson Joke Book POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 The Amy Pluckett Letters POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1982 The Malady Lingers on and Other Great Groaners POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1983 Les Dawson's Lancashire POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1984 Hitler Was My Mother In Law POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1985 A Clown Too Many POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1987 A Time Before Genesis POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1989 Les Dawson Gives Up POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1990 Come Back with the Wind POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 Well Fared, My Lovely POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1992 No Tears for the Clown POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1993 Listen to Les POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1995 The Blade and the Passion POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1995 Listen To Les 2 POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 2007 Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 2008 Les Dawson: Masters of Comedy POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 2009 The Dawson Slant POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 2012 Les Dawson's Joke Book POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 2013 Laugh With Les POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1974–1995
01 A Card For The Clubs 1974 Buy ↗ 02 The Spy Who Came... 1976 Buy ↗ 03 Hitler Was My Mother In Law 1984 Buy ↗ 04 A Time Before Genesis 1987 Buy ↗ 05 Come Back with the Wind 1990 Buy ↗ 06 Well Fared, My Lovely 1992 Buy ↗ 07 The Blade and the Passion 1995 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 15 books · 1979–2013
01 The Cosmo Smallpiece Guide To Male Liberation 1979 Buy ↗ 02 The Les Dawson Joke Book 1979 Buy ↗ 03 The Amy Pluckett Letters 1982 Buy ↗ 04 The Malady Lingers on and Other Great Groaners 1982 Buy ↗ 05 Les Dawson's Lancashire 1983 Buy ↗ 06 A Clown Too Many 1985 Buy ↗ 07 Les Dawson Gives Up 1989 Buy ↗ 08 No Tears for the Clown 1992 Buy ↗ 10 Listen To Les 2 1995 Buy ↗ 11 Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks 2007 Buy ↗ 12 Les Dawson: Masters of Comedy 2008 Buy ↗ 13 The Dawson Slant 2009 Buy ↗ 14 Les Dawson's Joke Book 2012 Buy ↗ 15 Laugh With Les 2013 Buy ↗