Adam Mars-Jones Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series?"

"There are four books in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series, published between 1981 and 1992."

Q: "What is the first book in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series?"

"The first book in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series is Lantern Lecture and Other Stories, published in 1981."

Q: "What is The Darker Proof about?"

"The Darker Proof (1988) is a collection of short stories about living with AIDS, co-written by Edmund White and Adam Mars-Jones. The stories were among the earliest literary fiction to address the epidemic directly, and the collection was praised for treating its characters with honesty rather than sentimentality. White and Mars-Jones each contributed separate stories to the volume."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Lantern Lecture and Other Stories	1981	Edmund White	Buy
2	Fabrications	1981	Edmund White	Buy
3	The Darker Proof	1988	Edmund White	Buy
4	Monopolies of Loss	1992	Edmund White	Buy

This series collects short fiction by Adam Mars-Jones, a British writer and critic, along with one volume co-authored with Edmund White. Lantern Lecture and Other Stories (1981) and Fabrications (1981) are Mars-Jones’s solo collections. Monopolies of Loss (1992) is also a solo Mars-Jones book that continues to address themes of illness and sexuality.

The Darker Proof (1988) is the collaborative volume, in which White and Mars-Jones each contributed stories about the AIDS crisis. Published when the epidemic was still devastating gay communities on both sides of the Atlantic, the book was one of the first literary fiction collections to confront AIDS head-on. The two writers bring different styles to the subject, with Mars-Jones’s tone more detached and White’s more personal.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series?

There are four books in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series, published between 1981 and 1992.

What is the first book in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series?

The first book in the Adam Mars-Jones Collections series is Lantern Lecture and Other Stories, published in 1981.

What is The Darker Proof about?

The Darker Proof (1988) is a collection of short stories about living with AIDS, co-written by Edmund White and Adam Mars-Jones. The stories were among the earliest literary fiction to address the epidemic directly, and the collection was praised for treating its characters with honesty rather than sentimentality. White and Mars-Jones each contributed separate stories to the volume.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order