Kingsley Amis books in order
English novelist, poet, critic and teacher
- Lived
- 1922–1995
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 43
Kingsley Amis published 30 novels, 2 novellas, 2 short story collections, 3 non-fiction books, 1 children's book, 3 poetry collections and 2 other books, beginning with Lucky Jim (1954).
Updated September 2026
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Lucky Jim
Kingsley Amis's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Lucky Jim (Jan 1954)
That Uncertain Feeling (1955)
I Like It Here (1958)
New Maps of Hell (1960)
ONE FAT ENGLISHMAN (HARDCOVER) ~ by KINGSLEY AMIS (1960)
Take a Girl Like You (1960)
The Egyptologists (1965)
Spectrum 5 (1966)
The Anti-Death League (1966)
Colonel Sun (1968)
I Want It Now (1968)
Spectrum (1969)
The Green Man (1969)
What Became of Jane Austen? and Other Questions (1970)
Girl, 20 (1971)
The Riverside Villas Murder (1973)
Ending Up (1974)
The Alteration (1976)
Jake's Thing (1978)
Collected Short Stories (1980)
Russian Hide and Seek (1980)
The Old Devils (1986)
Difficulties with Girls (1988)
The Crime of the Century (1990)
The Folks That Live on the Hill (1990)
Memoirs (1991)
The Russian Girl (1992)
You Can't Do Both (1994)
The Letters of Kingsley Amis (2000)
Stanley and the Women (2004)
Novellas in order
The Book of Bond (1965)
The James Bond Dossier (1965)
Short story collections in order
My Enemy's Enemy (1962)
Spectrum V (1966)
Non-fiction in order
Rudyard Kipling and His World (1975)
Everyday Drinking (1983)
The King's English (1997)
Children's books in order
We Are All Guilty (1991)
Poetry in order
A Case of Samples (1956)
The New Oxford Book of Light Verse (1978)
Collected Poems, 1944-1979 (1979)
Other books in order
Bright November (1940)
On Drink (1972)
Film and TV adaptations
- Lucky Jim (1957)Film · from Lucky Jim
About Kingsley Amis
Sir Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary criticism. He is best known for satirical comedies such as Lucky Jim (1954), One Fat Englishman (1963), Ending Up (1974), Jake's Thing (1978) and The Old Devils (1986). His biographer Zachary Leader called Amis "the finest English comic novelist of the second half of the twentieth century." In 2008, The Times ranked him ninth on a list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945. He was the father of the novelist Martin Amis. Amis was knighted in 1990.
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Kingsley Amis FAQ
- How many books has Kingsley Amis written?
- Kingsley Amis published 30 novels, 2 novellas, 2 short story collections, 3 non-fiction books, 1 children's book, 3 poetry collections and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Kingsley Amis's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Lucky Jim.
- What is Kingsley Amis's last book?
- The King's English (1997).
- What is Kingsley Amis's most famous book?
- Lucky Jim (1954) is Kingsley Amis's most widely read book.
- Which Kingsley Amis books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Lucky Jim (film, 1957).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.