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)
Close of Play (1962)
They Made Their Name (1968)
The Roses of Picardie (1979)
An Inch of Fortune (1980)
September Castle (1982)
Islands of Sorrow (1994)
The Feathers of Death (1959)
Doctors Wear Scarlet (1960)
Close of Play (1962)
They Made Their Name (1968)
The Roses of Picardie (1979)
An Inch of Fortune (1980)
September Castle (1982)
Islands of Sorrow (1994)
Collections
Non fiction
The English Gentleman (1961)
aka The Decline of the Gentleman
Boys Will Be Boys (1963)
The Fortunes of Fingel (1976)
Shadows on the Grass (1981)
The Old School (1986)
The Old Gang (1988)
A Bird of Ill Omen (1989)
Is There Anybody There? Said the Traveller: Memories of a Private Nuisance (1991)
The World of Simon Raven (2002)
aka The Decline of the Gentleman
Boys Will Be Boys (1963)
The Fortunes of Fingel (1976)
Shadows on the Grass (1981)
The Old School (1986)
The Old Gang (1988)
A Bird of Ill Omen (1989)
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
| Chriseis (1960) | |||
| Incense for the Damned (1960) |
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