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R.C. Sherriff Books in Order

R.C. Sherriff has written 21 books, published between 1929 and 1973. The first book is Journey's End (1929) and the newest is The Siege of Swayne Castle (1973). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
21
Published
1929–1973
Pages on record
978 in 4 of 21 books
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Photo of R.C. Sherriff, author

Journey's End (1929), a play drawn from R.C. Sherriff's service as an army officer in the First World War, is the work the English writer is best known for. Sherriff (6 June 1896 - 13 November 1975) also wrote further plays, novels and screenplays, and received an Academy Award nomination and two BAFTA nominations. The 21 catalogued titles include Badger's Green (1930), The Fortnight in September (1931), The Hopkins Manuscript (1939) and Chedworth (1944). The Siege of Swayne Castle (1973) is the last listed book.

How many R.C. Sherriff books are there?

R.C. Sherriff has 21 books, released between 1929 and 1973.

R.C. Sherriff Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 R.C. Sherriff 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.

  1. Cover of The Hopkins Manuscript by R.C. Sherriff (1939)
  2. Cover of Another Year by R.C. Sherriff (1948)
  3. Cover of The Wells of St Mary's by R.C. Sherriff (1962)
  4. Cover of No Leading Lady by R.C. Sherriff (1968)
  1. 1
    Journey's End1929 · 94 pages · confirmed 1/4
    192994
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  2. 2
    Badger's Green1930 · confirmed 1/4
    1930–
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  3. 3
    The Fortnight in September1931 · confirmed 1/4
    1931–
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  4. 4
    The Invisible Man1933 · confirmed 1/4
    1933–
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  5. 5
    Two Hearts Doubled1934 · confirmed 1/4
    1934–
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  6. 6
    St. Helena1935 · confirmed 1/4
    1935–
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  7. 7
    Green Gates1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  8. 8
    The Road Back1937 · confirmed 1/4
    1937–
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  9. 9
    The Hopkins Manuscript1939 · confirmed 1/4
    1939–
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  10. 10
    Chedworth1944 · confirmed 1/4
    1944–
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  11. 11
    Another Year1948 · 298 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948298
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  12. 12
    Miss Mabel1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  13. 13
    Home at Seven1950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  14. 14
    The White Carnation1953 · confirmed 1/4
    1953–
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  15. 15
    King John's Treasure1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  16. 16
    The Long Sunset1956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  17. 17
    The Telescope1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  18. 18
    A Shred of Evidence1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  19. 19
    The Wells of St Mary's1962 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1962234
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  20. 20
    No Leading Lady1968 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1968352
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  21. 21
    The Siege of Swayne Castle1973 · confirmed 1/4
    1973–
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R.C. Sherriff 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

21 books

21 R.C. Sherriff titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read R.C. Sherriff books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 21 R.C. Sherriff books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with R.C. Sherriff

Start with Journey's End (1929), the earliest published title.

What is the newest R.C. Sherriff book?

The Siege of Swayne Castle (1973) is the newest R.C. Sherriff book released so far.

Is there a new R.C. Sherriff book coming?

No next R.C. Sherriff book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

R.C. Sherriff at a glance

Died
R.C. Sherriff died in 1975, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to R.C. Sherriff on record dates from 1973.
Release pace
R.C. Sherriff books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
978 pages across the 4 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 266 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.C. Sherriff books, 8 of 21, were published in the 1930s.

What the R.C. Sherriff books are about

3 of the 21 R.C. Sherriff books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.