Pamphlets on American Writers Books in Order
Pamphlets on American Writers contains 8 books, published between 1960 and 1971. The first book is Henry James (1960) and the newest is Henry Adams (1971). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1960–1971
- Pages on record
- 284 in 6 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 4.7–7.1 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 284 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Pamphlets on American Writers is a critical and biographical series with no single author. Leon Edel, Louis Auchincloss and Stanley Edgar Hyman are each credited on 2 of the 8 catalogued volumes, and Mark Schorer and Richard Pearce on one apiece. Each pamphlet takes an American writer as its subject: Henry James (1960), Edith Wharton (1961), Nathanael West (1962), Sinclair Lewis (1963), Flannery O’Connor (1966), Henry D. Thoreau (1970), William Styron and Henry Adams (1971). Subject headings cover biography, American novelists and authors, and criticism and interpretation. Six volumes with recorded pages have a median of 48.
How many Pamphlets on American Writers books are there?
Pamphlets on American Writers has 8 books, released between 1960 and 1971.
Pamphlets on American Writers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Pamphlets on American Writers 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.
- 1Henry James1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 2Edith Wharton1961 · 46 pages · confirmed 1/41961461/4
- 3Nathanael West1962 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41962481/4
- 4Sinclair Lewis1963 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/41963471/4
- 5Flannery O’Connor1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 6Henry D. Thoreau1970 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41970481/4
- 7William Styron1971 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/41971471/4
- 8Henry Adams1971 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/41971481/4
Where to start with Pamphlets on American Writers
Start with Henry James (1960), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pamphlets on American Writers book?
Henry Adams (1971) is the newest Pamphlets on American Writers book released so far.
Is there a new Pamphlets on American Writers book coming?
No next Pamphlets on American Writers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pamphlets on American Writers at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Pamphlets on American Writers title on record dates from 1971, 55 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Pamphlets on American Writers books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 284 pages across the 6 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pamphlets on American Writers books, 5 of 8, were published in the 1960s.
- Attribution
- Of the 8 titles, 2 are credited to Leon Edel, 2 to Louis Auchincloss, 2 to Stanley Edgar Hyman and 1 to Mark Schorer. One further writer is credited.
What the Pamphlets on American Writers books are about
7 of the 8 Pamphlets on American Writers 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 5 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.