Beryl Bainbridge Books in Order
28 books are credited to Beryl Bainbridge, published between 1967 and 2013; 1 of them appeared after Beryl Bainbridge's death in 2010. The first book is A Weekend with Claude (1967) and the newest is Claire with Fair Hair (2013). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 28
- Published
- 1967–2013
- Pages on record
- 4,780 in 24 of 28 books
- Reading time
- 80–120 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,780 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 28 titles with a page count on record.
Dame Beryl Bainbridge was an English writer who lived from 21 November 1932 to 2 July 2010, known for psychological fiction and macabre tales set among the English working class. Bainbridge won the Whitbread prize for best novel in 1977 and again in 1996, was nominated six times for the Booker Prize, and was described in 2007 as a national treasure; The Times placed Bainbridge on a 2008 list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. The 28 catalogued books run from A Weekend with Claude (1967) through The Bottle Factory Outing and The Dressmaker (1974), Sweet William (1975) and Young Adolf (1978), at a median of 184 pages.
How many Beryl Bainbridge books are there?
Beryl Bainbridge has 28 books, released between 1967 and 2013. 1 of them were published after Beryl Bainbridge's death in 2010.
Beryl Bainbridge Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 28 Beryl Bainbridge books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Weekend with Claude1967 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419671521/4
- 2Another Part of the Wood1968 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419681761/4
- 3Harriet Said...1972 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419721581/4
- 4The Secret Glass1973 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419731521/4
- 5The Bottle Factory Outing1974 · 179 pages · confirmed 1/419741791/4
- 6The Dressmaker1974 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419741521/4
- 7Sweet William1975 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419751601/4
- 8A Quiet Life1976 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/419762101/4
- 9Injury Time1977 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419772241/4
- 10Young Adolf1978 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419782241/4
- 11Winter Garden1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 12English Journey1984 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419841581/4
- 13Watson's Apology1984 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/419842221/4
- 14Mum and Mr. Armitage1985 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419851441/4
- 15Forever England1987 · 174 pages · confirmed 1/419871741/4
- 16Collected Stories1988 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/419883121/4
- 17An Awfully Big Adventure1989 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419892081/4
- 18The Birthday Boys1991 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/419911891/4
- 19The Dolphin Connection1991 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419911561/4
- 20Something Happened Yesterday1993 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419931761/4
- 21Scott's Last Expedition1996 · 442 pages · confirmed 1/419964421/4
- 22Every Man for Himself1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 23Master Georgie1998 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/419981901/4
- 24Scott's Last Journey1999 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419991921/4
- 25According to Queeney2001 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/420012161/4
- 26Front Row2005 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/420052141/4
- 27The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 28Claire with Fair Hair2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
Beryl Bainbridge books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
28 books28 Beryl Bainbridge titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Beryl Bainbridge books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 28 Beryl Bainbridge books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Beryl Bainbridge
Start with A Weekend with Claude (1967), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Beryl Bainbridge book?
Claire with Fair Hair (2013) is the newest Beryl Bainbridge book released so far.
Is there a new Beryl Bainbridge book coming?
No next Beryl Bainbridge book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Beryl Bainbridge has won
Wikidata records 2 awards and 6 nominations for Beryl Bainbridge. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- David Cohen Prize2003Won
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize1998Won
- Booker Prize2001Shortlistedfor According to Queeney
- Booker Prize1998Shortlistedfor Master Georgie
- Booker Prize1996Shortlistedfor Every Man for Himself
- Booker Prize1990Shortlistedfor An Awfully Big Adventure
- Booker Prize1974Shortlistedfor The Bottle Factory Outing
- Booker Prize1973Shortlistedfor The Dressmaker
Beryl Bainbridge at a glance
- Died
- Beryl Bainbridge died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Beryl Bainbridge are still being published after Beryl Bainbridge's death in 2010; the newest appeared in 2013.
- Release pace
- Beryl Bainbridge books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 4,780 pages across the 24 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 184 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Beryl Bainbridge books, 8 of 28, were published in the 1970s.
What the Beryl Bainbridge books are about
26 of the 28 Beryl Bainbridge books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 8 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fiction in English 8 of 26 books
- England 7 of 26 books
- British 4 of 26 books
- Discovery and exploration 3 of 26 books
- Romance 3 of 26 books
- Social life and customs 3 of 26 books
- Travel 3 of 26 books
- Young women 3 of 26 books
- Bainbridge, beryl, 1933-2010 2 of 26 books
- Biographical fiction 2 of 26 books
- Diaries 2 of 26 books
- Discoveries (in geography) 2 of 26 books