About Simon Raven
Simon Raven was born in London in 1927 and educated at Charterhouse and King's College Cambridge, where he read Classics. Afterwards he served in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. In 1957 he resigned his commission and turned to book reviewing. His first novel The Feathers of Death, brought instant recognition and his popular First Born of Egypt series encompasses seven volumes. His TV and radio plays, of which Royal Foundation is the best known, are classics. He also wrote the scripts for the Pallisers series and Edward and Mrs Simpson.
Series
Alms for Oblivion
1. The Rich Pay Late (1964)
2. Friends in Low Places (1965)
3. Sabre Squadron (1966)
4. Fielding Gray (1967)
5. The Judas Boy (1968)
6. Places Where They Sing (1970)
7. Sound the Retreat (1971)
8. Come Like Shadows (1972)
9. Bring Forth the Body (1974)
10. The Survivors (1976)
1. The Rich Pay Late (1964)
2. Friends in Low Places (1965)
3. Sabre Squadron (1966)
4. Fielding Gray (1967)
5. The Judas Boy (1968)
6. Places Where They Sing (1970)
7. Sound the Retreat (1971)
8. Come Like Shadows (1972)
9. Bring Forth the Body (1974)
10. The Survivors (1976)
First Born of Egypt
1. Morning Star (1984)
2. The Face of the Waters (1985)
3. Before the Cock Crow (1986)
4. New Seed for Old (1987)
5. Blood of My Bone (1989)
6. In the Image of God (1990)
7. Troubadour (1992)
1. Morning Star (1984)
2. The Face of the Waters (1985)
3. Before the Cock Crow (1986)
4. New Seed for Old (1987)
5. Blood of My Bone (1989)
6. In the Image of God (1990)
7. Troubadour (1992)
Novels
Brother Cain (1959)
The Feathers of Death (1959)
Doctors Wear Scarlet (1960)
The English Gentleman (1961)
aka The Decline of the Gentleman
Close of Play (1962)
Boys Will Be Boys (1963)
They Made Their Name (1968)
The Fortunes of Fingel (1976)
The Roses of Picardie (1979)
An Inch of Fortune (1980)
September Castle (1982)
The Old School (1986)
A Bird of Ill Omen (1989)
Islands of Sorrow (1994)
The Feathers of Death (1959)
Doctors Wear Scarlet (1960)
The English Gentleman (1961)
aka The Decline of the Gentleman
Close of Play (1962)
Boys Will Be Boys (1963)
They Made Their Name (1968)
The Fortunes of Fingel (1976)
The Roses of Picardie (1979)
An Inch of Fortune (1980)
September Castle (1982)
The Old School (1986)
A Bird of Ill Omen (1989)
Islands of Sorrow (1994)
Collections
Non fiction
Shadows on the Grass (1981)
The Old Gang (1988)
Is There Anybody There? Said the Traveller: Memories of a Private Nuisance (1991)
The World of Simon Raven (2002)
The Old Gang (1988)
Is There Anybody There? Said the Traveller: Memories of a Private Nuisance (1991)
The World of Simon Raven (2002)
Anthologies containing stories by Simon Raven
Short stories
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