There are 92 books by Bale, John on BookOrb. A strong starting point is John Bale's catalogue of Tudor authors an annotated translation of records from the Scriptorum illustrium maioris Brytanniae . . . catalogus (1557-1559) (2010). The bibliography below is in publication order, with series grouped in reading order.
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How many books has Bale, John written?
BookOrb lists 92 books by Bale, John.
Where should I start with Bale, John?
A good starting point is John Bale's catalogue of Tudor authors an annotated translation of records from the Scriptorum illustrium maioris Brytanniae . . . catalogus (1557-1559) (2010).
What is the Bale, John books in order list?
In publication order: 1. A mysterye of inyquyte contayned within the heretycall genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus, is here both dysclosed & confuted by Iohan Bale. An, M.D.xlii. Marke in the capytall letters of this boke, the .A.B.C. with the name of the author (1545), 2. A mysterye of inyquyte contayned within the heretycall genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus [i.e. John Huntington]/ is here both dysclosed & confuted (1545), 3. The actes of Englysh votaryes (1546), 4. [A comedy concernynge thre lawes, of nature Moses, & Christ, corrupted by the sodomytes. Pharysees and Papystes (1548), 5. A Christen exhortation unto customable swearers ... (1548), 6. Illustrium maioris Britanniae scriptorvm (1549), 7. The ymage of both churches, after the moste wonderful and heavenly Revelacion of Saincte John the Evangelyst (1550), 8. The apology of Johan Bale agaynste a ranke papyst (1550), 9. [A Comedye concernynge the lawes of nature, Moses, and Christ, corrupted by the Sodomytes, Pharisees and Papystes (1550), 10. The first two partes of the Actes, or unchast examples of the Englysh votaryes (1551), 11. The vocacyon of Joha[n] Bale to the bishoprick of Ossorie in Irela[n]de his persecucio[n]s in ye same & finally delyueraunce (1553), 12. The first two partes of The actes, or, Vnchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes (1560), 13. Acta Romanorum Pontificum, a dispersione discipulorum Christi, usq[ue] ad tempora Pauli Quarti, qui nunc in Ecclesia tyrannizat (1560), 14. The first two partes of the Actes or vnchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes, gathered out of theyr owne legendes and chronycles by Ihon Bale, and dedicated to oure most redoubted soueraigne kyng Edwarde the syxte (1560), 15. The first two partes of the actes or unchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes (1560), and 30 more.