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Robert Graves Books in Order

68 books are credited to Robert Graves, published between 1924 and 2010; 11 of them appeared after Robert Graves's death in 1985. The first book is The Meaning of Dreams (1924) and the newest is Translating Rome (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
68
Published
1924–2010
Confirmed
1 of 68 titles
Pages on record
12,958 in 41 of 68 books
Reading time
216–324 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,958 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 68 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Robert Graves, author

Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 - 7 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and critic. Graves's father was the Irish poet Alfred Perceval Graves, a figure in the Gaelic revival, and father and son both studied Irish mythology. Graves produced more than 140 works, among them the First World War memoir Good-Bye to All That and The White Goddess (1948), a study of poetic inspiration. The catalogue lists 68 books, including I, Claudius (1934), Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (1934) and Count Belisarius (1938). Graves's two series in the catalogue are Claudius and Sergeant Lamb.

How many Robert Graves books are there?

Robert Graves has 68 books, released between 1924 and 2010. 11 of them were published after Robert Graves's death in 1985. They include 2 series and 61 titles listed outside any series.

Robert Graves Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 68 Robert Graves 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 I, Claudius by Robert Graves, book 1 of the Claudius series (1934)
  2. Cover of Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves, book 2 of the Claudius series (1934)
  3. Cover of Sergeant Lamb's America by Robert Graves, book 1 of the Sergeant Lamb series (1940)
  4. Cover of Proceed, Sergeant Lamb by Robert Graves, book 2 of the Sergeant Lamb series (1941)
  5. Cover of King Jesus by Robert Graves (1946)
  6. Cover of The Reader Over Your Shoulder by Robert Graves (1947)
  7. Cover of The White Goddess by Robert Graves (1948)
  8. Cover of Occupation by Robert Graves (1950)
  9. Cover of The Nazarene Gospel Restored by Robert Graves (1953)
  10. Cover of Homer's Daughter by Robert Graves (1955)
  11. Cover of The Greek Myths: Volume 1 by Robert Graves (1955)
  12. Cover of The Crowning Privilege by Robert Graves (1955)
  13. Cover of The Long Week-End by Robert Graves (1961)
  14. Cover of Myths of Ancient Greece by Robert Graves (1961)
  15. Cover of Hebrew Myths by Robert Graves (1963)
  16. Cover of The Greek Myths and Legends by Robert Graves (1967)
  17. Cover of The Poor Boy Who Followed his Star by Robert Graves, book 2 of the Chap series (1968)
  18. Cover of Lars Porsena by Robert Graves (1972)
  19. Cover of The Song Of Songs by Robert Graves (1973)
  20. Cover of The English Ballad by Robert Graves (1982)
  21. Cover of Conversations with Robert Graves by Robert Graves, book 21 of the Literary Conversations series (1989)
  22. Cover of The Use and Abuse of the English Language by Robert Graves (1990)
  23. Cover of Winter in Majorca by Robert Graves (1992)
  24. Cover of Collected Writings on Poetry by Robert Graves (1995)
  1. 1
    The Meaning of Dreams1924 · confirmed 1/4
    1924–
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  2. 2
    My Head! My Head!1925 · 141 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1925141
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  3. 3
    Poetic Unreason And Other Studies1925 · confirmed 1/4
    1925–
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  4. 4
    Good-bye to all that1927 · confirmed 1/4
    1927–
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  5. 5
    Lawrence and the Arabs1927 · 454 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1927454
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  6. 6
    No Decency Left1932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  7. 7
    I, ClaudiusClaudius #11934 · 468 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1934468
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  8. 8
    Claudius the God and His Wife MessalinaClaudius #21934 · 533 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1934533
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  9. 9
    Antigua, Penny, Puce1936 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1936255
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  10. 10
    Count Belisarius1938 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1938448
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  11. 11
    Sergeant Lamb's AmericaSergeant Lamb #11940 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1940339
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  12. 12
    Proceed, Sergeant LambSergeant Lamb #21941 · 314 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1941314
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  13. 13
    Wife to Mr. Milton1943 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1943416
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  14. 14
    The Golden Fleece / Hercules My Shipmate1944 · confirmed 1/4
    1944–
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  15. 15
    King Jesus1946 · 424 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1946424
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  16. 16
    The Reader Over Your Shoulder1947 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1947290
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  17. 17
    The White Goddess1948 · 520 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1948520
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  18. 18
    Isles of Unwisdom1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  19. 19
    Seven Days in New Crete / Watch the North Wind Rise1949 · 290 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1949290
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  20. 20
    Occupation1950 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950320
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  21. 21
    The Nazarene Gospel Restored1953 · 1060 pages · confirmed 1/4
    19531060
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  22. 22
    Homer's Daughter1955 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955283
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  23. 23
    Adam's Rib1955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  24. 24
    The Greek Myths: Volume 11955 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955384
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  25. 25
    The Crowning Privilege1955 · 311 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1955311
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  26. 26
    They Hanged My Saintly Billy1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  27. 27
    Steps1958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  28. 28
    Greek Gods and Heroes1960 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1960127
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  29. 29
    The Greek Myths1960 · confirmed 1/4
    1960–
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  30. 30
    Selected Poetry and Prose1961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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Robert Graves 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.

Claudius in order

2 books
  1. 1. I, Claudius
  2. 2. Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina

Sergeant Lamb in order

2 books
  1. 1. Sergeant Lamb's America
  2. 2. Proceed, Sergeant Lamb

Chap in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Big Green Book
  2. 2. The Poor Boy Who Followed his Star

Literary Conversations in order

1 book
  1. 21. Conversations with Robert Graves

Standalone books

61 books

61 Robert Graves titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Robert Graves books in order?

You only need to read Robert Graves 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 Robert Graves

Start with The Meaning of Dreams (1924), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robert Graves book?

Translating Rome (2010) is the newest Robert Graves book released so far.

Is there a new Robert Graves book coming?

No next Robert Graves 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 Robert Graves has won

Wikidata records 2 awards and 6 nominations for Robert Graves. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Hawthornden Prize1935Won
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize1934Won
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1964Shortlisted
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1963Shortlisted
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1962Shortlisted
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1961Shortlisted
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1960Shortlisted
  • Nobel Prize in Literature1950Shortlisted

Robert Graves at a glance

Died
Robert Graves died in 1985, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Robert Graves are still being published after Robert Graves's death in 1985; the newest appeared in 2010.
Release pace
Robert Graves books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
12,958 pages across the 41 of 68 books with a recorded length, a median of 311 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Robert Graves books, 16 of 68, were published in the 1960s.

What the Robert Graves books are about

44 of the 68 Robert Graves books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history and criticism is tagged on 8 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.