Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd has written at least 106 books. Their most popular book is Foundation: The History of England Volume I with 39 saves with an average rating of 3.73⭐.

Author Bio

Peter Ackroyd is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. - Wikipedia

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

5 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The History of England

The History of England is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1754 with contributions by Peter Ackroyd.

#1
Foundation: The History of England Volume I
#2
Tudors
#3
Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution
#4
Revolution
#5
Dominion: The History of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

Series

5 primary books

Authored 100% of series

Ackroyd's Brief Lives

Ackroyd's Brief Lives is a 5-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 1980 with contributions by Peter Ackroyd.

#1
Chaucer
#2
Turner
#3
Newton
#4
Poe
#5
Wilkie Collins: A Brief Life

Series

1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Voyages Through Time

Voyages Through Time is a 1-book series first released in 2005 with contributions by Peter Ackroyd.

Ancient Rome