Sybille Bedford Books in Order
13 books are credited to Sybille Bedford, published between 1953 and 2016; 1 of them appeared after Sybille Bedford's death in 2006. The first book is The Sudden View (1953) and the newest is The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 1953–2016
- Pages on record
- 1,204 in 3 of 13 books
Sybille Bedford OBE, born in Germany on 16 March 1911, became an English author of non-fiction and of fiction drawn partly from life, and died on 17 February 2006. Bedford received the Golden PEN Award. The catalogue lists 13 books, from The Sudden View (1953) to a 2016 edition of The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Titles include A Legacy, A Visit to Don Otavio, The Faces of Justice, A Compass Error, Aldous Huxley: A Biography, Jigsaw and As It Was. Subject tags include travel, trials, comparative law and biography.
How many Sybille Bedford books are there?
Sybille Bedford has 13 books, released between 1953 and 2016. 1 of them were published after Sybille Bedford's death in 2006.
Sybille Bedford Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Sybille Bedford 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 Sudden View1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 2A Legacy1956 · confirmed 1/41956–1/4
- 3The Best We Can Do / The Trial of Dr. Adams1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 4A Visit to Don Otavio1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 5The Faces of Justice1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 6A Favourite of the Gods1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 7A Compass Error1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 8Aldous Huxley: A Biography1973 · 769 pages · confirmed 1/419737691/4
- 9Jigsaw1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 10As It Was1990 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/419902591/4
- 11Pleasures and Landscapes2003 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/420031761/4
- 12Quicksands2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 13The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
Sybille Bedford 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
13 books13 Sybille Bedford titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sybille Bedford books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 13 Sybille Bedford books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Sybille Bedford
Start with The Sudden View (1953), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sybille Bedford book?
The Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover (2016) is the newest Sybille Bedford book released so far.
Is there a new Sybille Bedford book coming?
No next Sybille Bedford book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Sybille Bedford
Wikidata records 1 nomination for Sybille Bedford. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Booker Prize1989Shortlistedfor Jigsaw
Sybille Bedford at a glance
- Died
- Sybille Bedford died in 2006, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Sybille Bedford are still being published after Sybille Bedford's death in 2006; the newest appeared in 2016.
- Release pace
- Sybille Bedford books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 1,204 pages across the 3 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 259 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sybille Bedford books, 4 of 13, were published in the 1960s.
What the Sybille Bedford books are about
3 of the 13 Sybille Bedford books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: travel is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.