Hermione Lee Books in Order
Hermione Lee has written 19 books, published between 1977 and 2026. The first book is The Novels of Virginia Woolf (1977) and the newest is Anita Brookner: Art and Life (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 1977–2026
- Pages on record
- 4,534 in 9 of 19 books
Dame Hermione Lee, born 29 February 1948, is a British biographer, literary critic and academic. She was Goldsmiths' Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford, a professorial fellow of New College and president of Wolfson College, Oxford. Lee is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Literature. The Novels of Virginia Woolf (1977) is her earliest listed book, followed by Elizabeth Bowen (1981), Philip Roth (1982) and Willa Cather (1989). Later titles include Edith Wharton (2007), Penelope Fitzgerald (2013), Tom Stoppard: A Life (2020) and Anita Brookner: Art and Life (2026).
How many Hermione Lee books are there?
Hermione Lee has 19 books, released between 1977 and 2026. They include 2 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.
Hermione Lee Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Hermione Lee 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.
- 1The Novels of Virginia Woolf1977 · confirmed 1/41977–1/4
- 2Elizabeth Bowen1981 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419812561/4
- 3Philip Roth1982 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/419821041/4
- 4Willa Cather1989 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/419893981/4
- 5Virginia Woolf1996 · 944 pages · confirmed 1/419969441/4
- 6Body Parts2005 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420052561/4
- 7Virginia Woolf's Nose2005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420051601/4
- 8Edith Wharton2007 · 912 pages · confirmed 1/420079121/4
- 92009–1/4
- 10Penelope Fitzgerald2013 · 528 pages · confirmed 1/420135281/4
- 11Tom Stoppard: A Life2020 · 976 pages · confirmed 1/420209761/4
- 122022–1/4
- 13The Lost Siren2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 14Once Upon an Enchantress2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 152024–1/4
- 16When You Called My Name2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 17When Serendipity Strikes2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 18Dancing in the Moonlight2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 19Anita Brookner: Art and Life2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Hermione Lee 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.
Cousin Friendship in order
1 bookDestiny Duology in order
1 bookVery Short Introductions in order
1 book- 133. Biography
Standalone books
16 books16 Hermione Lee titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Hermione Lee books in order?
You only need to read Hermione Lee books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Hermione Lee
Start with The Novels of Virginia Woolf (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hermione Lee book?
Anita Brookner: Art and Life (2026) is the newest Hermione Lee book released so far.
Is there a new Hermione Lee book coming?
No next Hermione Lee book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Hermione Lee at a glance
- Still publishing
- Hermione Lee published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Hermione Lee books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 4,534 pages across the 9 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 398 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hermione Lee books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2020s.
What the Hermione Lee books are about
10 of the 19 Hermione Lee books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 6 of 10 books
- Authors, biography 3 of 10 books
- Authors 3 of 10 books
- History 3 of 10 books
- Women and literature 3 of 10 books
- Woolf, virginia, 1882-1941 3 of 10 books
- Biography as a literary form 2 of 10 books
- Criticism and interpretation 2 of 10 books
- Novelists 2 of 10 books