A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Lawrence Durrell Books in Order

The complete Lawrence Durrell reading order — 40 books from 1674–1996.

  1. 01 Etruscan places 1674 Amazon — buy Etruscan places Bookshop — buy Etruscan places ThriftBooks — buy Etruscan places eBooks.com — buy Etruscan places
  2. 02 The black book 1938 Amazon — buy The black book Bookshop — buy The black book ThriftBooks — buy The black book eBooks.com — buy The black book
  3. 03 Prospero's Cell 1945 Amazon — buy Prospero's Cell Bookshop — buy Prospero's Cell ThriftBooks — buy Prospero's Cell eBooks.com — buy Prospero's Cell
  4. 04 Cefalû 1947 Amazon — buy Cefalû Bookshop — buy Cefalû ThriftBooks — buy Cefalû eBooks.com — buy Cefalû
  5. 05 Sappho 1950 Amazon — buy Sappho ThriftBooks — buy Sappho eBooks.com — buy Sappho
  6. 06 Reflections on a marine Venus 1953 Amazon — buy Reflections on a marine Venus Bookshop — buy Reflections on a marine Venus ThriftBooks — buy Reflections on a marine Venus eBooks.com — buy Reflections on a marine Venus
  7. 07 Justine 1957 Amazon — buy Justine Bookshop — buy Justine ThriftBooks — buy Justine eBooks.com — buy Justine
  8. 08 Balthazar 1957 Amazon — buy Balthazar Bookshop — buy Balthazar ThriftBooks — buy Balthazar eBooks.com — buy Balthazar
  9. 09 Clea 1957 Amazon — buy Clea Bookshop — buy Clea ThriftBooks — buy Clea eBooks.com — buy Clea
  10. 10 Bitter lemons 1957 Amazon — buy Bitter lemons Bookshop — buy Bitter lemons ThriftBooks — buy Bitter lemons eBooks.com — buy Bitter lemons
  11. 11 White eagles over Serbia 1957 Amazon — buy White eagles over Serbia Bookshop — buy White eagles over Serbia ThriftBooks — buy White eagles over Serbia eBooks.com — buy White eagles over Serbia
  12. 12 Lawrence Durrell 1957 Amazon — buy Lawrence Durrell Bookshop — buy Lawrence Durrell ThriftBooks — buy Lawrence Durrell eBooks.com — buy Lawrence Durrell
  13. 13 Esprit de corps 1957 Amazon — buy Esprit de corps Bookshop — buy Esprit de corps ThriftBooks — buy Esprit de corps eBooks.com — buy Esprit de corps
  14. 14 Mountolive 1958 Amazon — buy Mountolive Bookshop — buy Mountolive ThriftBooks — buy Mountolive eBooks.com — buy Mountolive
  15. 15 The dark labyrinth 1958 Amazon — buy The dark labyrinth ThriftBooks — buy The dark labyrinth eBooks.com — buy The dark labyrinth
  16. 16 Stiff upper lip 1958 Amazon — buy Stiff upper lip Bookshop — buy Stiff upper lip ThriftBooks — buy Stiff upper lip eBooks.com — buy Stiff upper lip
  17. 17 The Henry Miller reader 1959 Amazon — buy The Henry Miller reader Bookshop — buy The Henry Miller reader ThriftBooks — buy The Henry Miller reader eBooks.com — buy The Henry Miller reader
  18. 18 The Alexandria Quartet 1960 Amazon — buy The Alexandria Quartet Bookshop — buy The Alexandria Quartet ThriftBooks — buy The Alexandria Quartet eBooks.com — buy The Alexandria Quartet
  19. 19 Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller 1962 Amazon — buy Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller Bookshop — buy Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller ThriftBooks — buy Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller eBooks.com — buy Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller
  20. 20 The poetry of Lawrence Durrell 1962 Amazon — buy The poetry of Lawrence Durrell ThriftBooks — buy The poetry of Lawrence Durrell eBooks.com — buy The poetry of Lawrence Durrell
  21. 21 The world of Lawrence Durrell 1962 Amazon — buy The world of Lawrence Durrell ThriftBooks — buy The world of Lawrence Durrell eBooks.com — buy The world of Lawrence Durrell
  22. 22 The ikons, and other poems 1966 Amazon — buy The ikons, and other poems Bookshop — buy The ikons, and other poems ThriftBooks — buy The ikons, and other poems eBooks.com — buy The ikons, and other poems
  23. 23 Sauve qui peut 1966 Amazon — buy Sauve qui peut Bookshop — buy Sauve qui peut ThriftBooks — buy Sauve qui peut eBooks.com — buy Sauve qui peut
  24. 24 Tunc 1968 Amazon — buy Tunc Bookshop — buy Tunc ThriftBooks — buy Tunc eBooks.com — buy Tunc
  25. 25 Nunquam 1970 Amazon — buy Nunquam Bookshop — buy Nunquam ThriftBooks — buy Nunquam eBooks.com — buy Nunquam
  26. 26 Lawrence Durrell, and the Alexandria quartet 1970 Amazon — buy Lawrence Durrell, and the Alexandria quartet Bookshop — buy Lawrence Durrell, and the Alexandria quartet ThriftBooks — buy Lawrence Durrell, and the Alexandria quartet eBooks.com — buy Lawrence Durrell, and the Alexandria quartet
  27. 27 Pope Joan 1972 Amazon — buy Pope Joan Bookshop — buy Pope Joan ThriftBooks — buy Pope Joan eBooks.com — buy Pope Joan
  28. 28 Monsieur 1974 Amazon — buy Monsieur Bookshop — buy Monsieur ThriftBooks — buy Monsieur eBooks.com — buy Monsieur
  29. 29 The Revolt of Aphrodite 1974 Amazon — buy The Revolt of Aphrodite Bookshop — buy The Revolt of Aphrodite ThriftBooks — buy The Revolt of Aphrodite eBooks.com — buy The Revolt of Aphrodite
  30. 30 Sicilian carousel 1977 Amazon — buy Sicilian carousel Bookshop — buy Sicilian carousel ThriftBooks — buy Sicilian carousel eBooks.com — buy Sicilian carousel
  31. 31 Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell 1977 Amazon — buy Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell Bookshop — buy Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell ThriftBooks — buy Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell eBooks.com — buy Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell
  32. 32 The Greek Islands 1978 Amazon — buy The Greek Islands Bookshop — buy The Greek Islands ThriftBooks — buy The Greek Islands eBooks.com — buy The Greek Islands
  33. 33 A smile in the mind's eye 1980 Amazon — buy A smile in the mind's eye Bookshop — buy A smile in the mind's eye ThriftBooks — buy A smile in the mind's eye eBooks.com — buy A smile in the mind's eye
  34. 34 Collected poems, 1931-1974 1980 Amazon — buy Collected poems, 1931-1974 Bookshop — buy Collected poems, 1931-1974 ThriftBooks — buy Collected poems, 1931-1974 eBooks.com — buy Collected poems, 1931-1974
  35. 35 Literary lifelines 1981 Amazon — buy Literary lifelines Bookshop — buy Literary lifelines ThriftBooks — buy Literary lifelines eBooks.com — buy Literary lifelines
  36. 36 Spirit of Place 1984 Amazon — buy Spirit of Place Bookshop — buy Spirit of Place ThriftBooks — buy Spirit of Place eBooks.com — buy Spirit of Place
  37. 37 Antrobus Complete 1985 Amazon — buy Antrobus Complete Bookshop — buy Antrobus Complete ThriftBooks — buy Antrobus Complete eBooks.com — buy Antrobus Complete
  38. 38 The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980 1988 Amazon — buy The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980 Bookshop — buy The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980 ThriftBooks — buy The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980 eBooks.com — buy The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980
  39. 39 Caesar's Vast Ghost 1990 Amazon — buy Caesar's Vast Ghost Bookshop — buy Caesar's Vast Ghost ThriftBooks — buy Caesar's Vast Ghost eBooks.com — buy Caesar's Vast Ghost
  40. 40 Through the dark labyrinth 1996 Amazon — buy Through the dark labyrinth Bookshop — buy Through the dark labyrinth ThriftBooks — buy Through the dark labyrinth eBooks.com — buy Through the dark labyrinth

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Etruscan places 1674
2 The black book 1938
3 Prospero's Cell 1945
4 Cefalû 1947
5 Sappho 1950
6 Reflections on a marine Venus 1953
7 Justine 1957
8 Balthazar 1957
9 Clea 1957
10 Bitter lemons 1957
11 White eagles over Serbia 1957
12 Lawrence Durrell 1957
13 Esprit de corps 1957
14 Mountolive 1958
15 The dark labyrinth 1958
16 Stiff upper lip 1958
17 The Henry Miller reader 1959
18 The Alexandria Quartet 1960
19 Lawrence Durrell and Henry Miller 1962
20 The poetry of Lawrence Durrell 1962
21 The world of Lawrence Durrell 1962
22 The ikons, and other poems 1966
23 Sauve qui peut 1966
24 Tunc 1968
25 Nunquam 1970
26 Lawrence Durrell, and the Alexandria quartet 1970
27 Pope Joan 1972
28 Monsieur 1974
29 The Revolt of Aphrodite 1974
30 Sicilian carousel 1977
31 Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell 1977
32 The Greek Islands 1978
33 A smile in the mind's eye 1980
34 Collected poems, 1931-1974 1980
35 Literary lifelines 1981
36 Spirit of Place 1984
37 Antrobus Complete 1985
38 The Durrell-Miller Letters, 1935-1980 1988
39 Caesar's Vast Ghost 1990
40 Through the dark labyrinth 1996

Lawrence Durrell reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Etruscan places (1674). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Lawrence Durrell — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Lawrence Durrell books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1674–1996.

What is the newest Lawrence Durrell book?

Through the dark labyrinth, published in 1996.