Adrian Mole Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Adrian Mole Diaries |
1986 |
Buy |
| Strasti a útrapy Adriana Mola |
1984 |
N/A |
| The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole |
1984 |
Buy |
| The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole |
1989 |
Buy |
| Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians |
1991 |
N/A |
| Adrian Mole |
1993 |
N/A |
| Adrijan Mol - godine kapućina |
1999 |
N/A |
| The Wilderness Years |
1993 |
Buy |
| Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Cappuccino Years |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 |
2001 |
Buy |
| The Prostrate Years |
2009 |
Buy |
Chapbooks#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Queen in Hell Close |
2005 |
Buy |
Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Adrian Mole: The Collected Poems |
2017 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Public Confessions of a Middle-aged Woman |
2001 |
Buy |
Plays#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged Thirteen and Three Quarters: The Play |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Great Celestial Cow |
1984 |
Buy |
| Ten Tiny Fingers, Ten Tiny Toes |
1990 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rebuilding Coventry |
1988 |
Buy |
| Ghost Children |
1997 |
Buy |
| Number 10 |
2003 |
Buy |
| The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year |
2012 |
Buy |
| True Confessions of Margaret Hilda Roberts Aged 14 ¼ |
2013 |
Buy |
The Queen and I Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Queen and I |
1992 |
Buy |
| Queen Camilla |
2006 |
Buy |
Sue Townsend was one of the funniest British writers of the late twentieth century. She created Adrian Mole in 1982, and the character became a cultural touchstone in the UK. The diary format allowed Townsend to satirize English life through the eyes of a self-important teenager who never quite understood the world around him, and readers loved every page of it.
Beyond Adrian Mole, Townsend wrote standalone novels and plays that showed the same sharp social observation. The Queen and I (1992) imagined the Royal Family forced to live on a council estate, and The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year (2012) was a late-career hit. Townsend died in 2014, but her books remain widely read and frequently quoted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Sue Townsend written?
Sue Townsend has written 26 books across seven series.
What was Sue Townsend's first book?
Sue Townsend’s first book is The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged Thirteen and Three Quarters: The Play, published in 1982.
What is Sue Townsend best known for?
She is best known for the Adrian Mole series, which began with The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (1982). The books follow the fictional diary of an awkward English teenager and later adult, and have sold millions of copies worldwide.