There are 67 books by Stephen Spender on BookOrb. A strong starting point is World within world (1951). The bibliography below is in publication order, with series grouped in reading order.

Standalone books

  1. 1 The burning cactus 1936 · 265 pages
  2. 2 Forward from liberalism 1937 · 281 pages
  3. 3 Pastor Hall 1938 · 125 pages
  4. 4 [I think continually of those who were truly great [manuscript] 1938
  5. 5 The backward son 1940 · 266 pages
  6. 6 Life and the poet 1942 · 127 pages
  7. 7 Ruins and visions 1942 · 84 pages
  8. 8 Ruins and Visions. Poems 1934-1942 1942 · 138 pages
  9. 9 Citizens in war, and after 1945 · 112 pages
  10. 10 European witness 1946 · 246 pages
  11. 11 A choice of English romantic poetry 1947 · 384 pages
  12. 12 Conversation in Sicily 1948 · 163 pages
  13. 13 World within world 1951 · 349 pages
  14. 14 Learning laughter 1952 · 201 pages
  15. 15 Collected poems, 1928-1953 1955 · 204 pages
  16. 16 New poems 1956 1956 · 132 pages
  17. 17 Engaged in writing 1958 · 239 pages
  18. 18 S. Spender's recent lectures in Japan 1961 · 118 pages
  19. 19 The concise encyclopedia of English and American poets and poetry 1963 · 415 pages
  20. 20 The struggle of the modern 1963 · 266 pages
  21. 21 The year of the young rebels 1969 · 186 pages
  22. 22 Selected poems [of] Abba Kovner 1971 · 123 pages
  23. 23 D. H. Lawrence: novelist, poet, prophet 1973 · 250 pages
  24. 24 Geoffrey Grigson, Edwin Muir, Adrian Stokes 1973 · 160 pages
  25. 25 Love-hate relations 1974 · 318 pages
  26. 26 The thirties and after 1978 · 286 pages
  27. 27 Henry Moore sculptures in landscape 1978 · 129 pages
  28. 28 Letters to Christopher 1980 · 219 pages
  29. 29 MARY STUART PA 1980
  30. 30 Necessity of Being Absolutely Modern 1982
  31. 31 Had I a hundred mouths 1984 · 288 pages
  32. 32 Journals, 1939-1983 1985 · 510 pages
  33. 33 Eliot (Fontana Modern Masters) 1986 · 256 pages
  34. 34 Eliot (Modern Masters) 1986 · 256 pages
  35. 35 In Irina's garden, with Henry Moore's sculpture 1986 · 127 pages
  36. 36 In Irina's garden 1987 · 128 pages
  37. 37 Journals 1983 1992 · 512 pages
  38. 38 Journals, 1939-83 1994 · 526 pages
  39. 39 Stephen Spender Selected Poems 1994
  40. 40 Deutschland in Ruinen 1995 · 287 pages
  41. 41 Engaged in Writing Two Novels 2000
  42. 42 New Collected Poems of Stephen Spender 2004 · 393 pages
  43. 43 Thirties and After Poetry Politics People 288 pages

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Stephen Spender written?

BookOrb lists 67 books by Stephen Spender.

Where should I start with Stephen Spender?

A good starting point is World within world (1951).

What is the Stephen Spender books in order list?

In publication order: 1. The burning cactus (1936), 2. Forward from liberalism (1937), 3. Pastor Hall (1938), 4. [I think continually of those who were truly great [manuscript] (1938), 5. The backward son (1940), 6. Life and the poet (1942), 7. Ruins and visions (1942), 8. Ruins and Visions. Poems 1934-1942 (1942), 9. Citizens in war, and after (1945), 10. European witness (1946), 11. A choice of English romantic poetry (1947), 12. Conversation in Sicily (1948), 13. World within world (1951), 14. Learning laughter (1952), 15. Collected poems, 1928-1953 (1955), and 28 more.