Robertson Davies Books in Order

How many Robertson Davies books are there?

Robertson Davies has 31 books, released between 1951 and 2015. 7 of them were published after Robertson Davies's death in 1995. They include 4 series and 20 titles listed outside any series.

Robertson Davies Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Robertson Davies 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.

Robertson Davies 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.

Do you have to read Robertson Davies books in order?

You only need to read Robertson Davies books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Robertson Davies

Start with Tempest-Tost (1951), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Robertson Davies book?

A Celtic Temperament: Robertson Davies as Diarist (2015) is the newest Robertson Davies book released so far.

Is there a new Robertson Davies book coming?

No next Robertson Davies 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 Robertson Davies has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 3 nominations for Robertson Davies. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

• World Fantasy Award for Best Collection1984Wonfor High Spirits
• Toronto Book Awards1982Won
• Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1972Wonfor The Manticore
• Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour1950Won
• Hammett Prize1991Shortlistedfor Murther and Walking Spirits
• Booker Prize1986Shortlistedfor What's Bred in the Bone
• Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1971Shortlistedfor The Manticore

Robertson Davies at a glance

Died

Robertson Davies died in 1995, according to Wikidata.

After death

Books credited to Robertson Davies are still being published after Robertson Davies's death in 1995; the newest appeared in 2015.

Release pace

Robertson Davies books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.

Length

8,867 pages across the 29 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 326 pages each.

Busiest decade

Most Robertson Davies books, 9 of 31, were published in the 1990s.

What the Robertson Davies books are about

29 of the 31 Robertson Davies books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: canada is tagged on 6 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

• Canada 6 of 29 books
• History and criticism 4 of 29 books
• Books 3 of 29 books
• Canadian Authors 3 of 29 books
• Cornish, francis (fictitious character) 3 of 29 books
• Davies, robertson, 1913-1995 3 of 29 books
• Opera 3 of 29 books
• Reviews 3 of 29 books
• Theater 3 of 29 books
• Authors, canadian 2 of 29 books
• Authors, Canadian (English) 2 of 29 books
• Books and reading 2 of 29 books