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Les Dawson Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 22 books / 2 series

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 Les Dawson Books in Chronological Order

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

Les Dawson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 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
Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 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
09 Listen to Les 1993 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

Where to start with Les Dawson

What is the best order to read Les Dawson 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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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.