Collier Spymasters Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The End of the Rug |
1968 |
Buy |
| But We Didn’t Get the Fox |
1969 |
Buy |
| White Horse to Banbury Cross |
1972 |
Buy |
| The Night is a Child |
1974 |
Buy |
| For Reasons Of State |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Faustian Pact |
1983 |
Buy |
How Green Was My Valley Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| How Green Was My Valley |
1939 |
Buy |
| Up Into The Singing Mountain |
1960 |
Buy |
| Down Where The Moon Is Small |
1970 |
Buy |
| Green, Green My Valley Now |
1975 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Few Flowers for Shiner |
1950 |
Buy |
| A Flame for Doubting Thomas |
1953 |
Buy |
| Sweet Witch |
1955 |
Buy |
| Mr. Hamish Gleave |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Flame of Hercules |
1957 |
Buy |
| Warden of the Smoke and Bells |
1958 |
Buy |
| Chez Pavan |
1959 |
Buy |
| None But The Lonely Heart |
1961 |
Buy |
| A Man in a Mirror |
1964 |
Buy |
| Sweet Morn of Judas Day |
1965 |
Buy |
| Bride of Israel, My Love |
1973 |
Buy |
| A Hill of Many Dreams |
1974 |
Buy |
| At Sunrise, The Rough Music |
1976 |
Buy |
| Tell Me Now, and Again |
1978 |
Buy |
| Night of Bright Stars |
1979 |
Buy |
| I Stand on a Quiet Shore |
1982 |
Buy |
Richard Llewellyn’s name is permanently linked to How Green Was My Valley (1939), the novel about a Welsh mining community that became a classic of English-language fiction and the basis for John Ford’s 1941 film. The book’s portrait of family, community, and industrial change in the Welsh valleys resonated with readers worldwide and led to three sequels spanning 1960 to 1975.
Beyond the Valley series, Llewellyn wrote sixteen standalone novels covering territory from postwar Europe to South America to the Middle East. His Collier Spymasters series, six Cold War espionage novels published between 1968 and 1983, showed a very different side of his talent. Across a career spanning from 1939 to 1983, Llewellyn produced a varied body of work, though nothing else matched the cultural impact of his Welsh masterpiece.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Richard Llewellyn written?
Richard Llewellyn has written 26 books across three series.
What was Richard Llewellyn's first book?
Richard Llewellyn’s first book is How Green Was My Valley, published in 1939.
What is Richard Llewellyn best known for?
Llewellyn is best known for How Green Was My Valley (1939), a novel about a Welsh mining family that became one of the most celebrated works of twentieth-century British literature and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film by John Ford in 1941.