Raymond Williams books in order
Welsh scholar, author, and Marxist literary critic
- Lived
- 1921–1988
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 32
Raymond Williams published 10 novels, 1 novella, 11 non-fiction books, 5 plays and 5 other books, beginning with Keywords (1983).
Updated September 2026
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Keywords
Raymond Williams's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Border Country (1960)
The Long Revolution (1961)
The English Novel (1970)
The English Novel from Dickens to Lawrence (1970)
George Orwell (1971)
Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society (1976)
The Volunteers (1978)
The Fight for Manod (1979)
Second Generation (1987)
People of the Black Mountains (1989)
Novellas in order
Orwell (Modern Masters) (1971)
Non-fiction in order
Reading and Criticism (1950)
Modern Tragedy (1966)
The Country and the City (1973)
Marxism and Literature (1977)
Problems in Materialism and Culture (1980)
Politics and Letters (1981)
Cobbett (1983)
Writing in Society (1983)
The Politics of Modernism (1989)
Culture and Materialism (2010)
Raymond Williams on Culture and Society (2014)
Plays in order
Preface to Film (1954)
Drama from Ibsen to Eliot (1961)
Drama from Ibsen to Brecht (1968)
Drama in Performance (1968)
Drama in a Dramatised Society (1975)
Other books in order
Communications (1966)
On High and Popular Culture (1974)
Television (1974)
The Sociology of Culture (1981)
Keywords (1983)
About Raymond Williams
Raymond Henry Williams was a Welsh socialist writer, academic, novelist and critic influential within the New Left and in wider culture. His writings on politics, culture, the media and literature contributed to the Marxist critique of culture and the arts. Some 750,000 copies of his books were sold in UK editions alone, and there are many translations available. His work laid foundations for the field of cultural studies and cultural materialism.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Raymond Williams FAQ
- How many books has Raymond Williams written?
- Raymond Williams published 10 novels, 1 novella, 11 non-fiction books, 5 plays and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Raymond Williams's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Keywords.
- What is Raymond Williams's last book?
- The Politics of Modernism (1989).
- What is Raymond Williams's most famous book?
- Keywords (1983) is Raymond Williams's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.