Book Series Guide

Author guide

Harold Hobson Books in Order

Sir Harold Hobson (1904–1992) was an English theatre critic and author. He wrote for The Christian Science Monitor and The Sunday Times, where he became a leading drama critic and championed playwrights including Samuel Beckett, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, and Tom Stoppard. His books include theatre criticism, theatre history, biography, fiction, memoir, and journalism.

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Theatre in Britain: A Personal View

Broad personal history of British theatre and a useful overview of Hobson's critical perspective.

Verdict at Midnight: Sixty Years of Dramatic Criticism

Representative collection of Hobson's dramatic criticism.

Indirect Journey: An Autobiography

His autobiography and the best entry point to his life and career.

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Books by series

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Theatre

A two-volume sequence of Harold Hobson's collected London theatre criticism.

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  1. 1
    Theatre

    Book 1 · theatre criticism · 1948

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  2. 2
    Theatre 2

    Book 2 · theatre criticism · 1950

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (2)
  1. The First Three Years of the War: A Day-by-Day Record

    nonfiction · 1942

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  2. The Devil in Woodford Wells: A Fantastic Novel

    novel · 1946

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Nonfiction (3)
  1. Ralph Richardson: An Illustrated Study of Sir Ralph's Work, with a List of His Appearances on Stage and Screen

    biography · 1958

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  2. The Pearl of Days: An Intimate Memoir of the Sunday Times, 1822-1972

    memoir · 1972

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  3. Indirect Journey: An Autobiography

    memoir · 1978

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Plays (6)
  1. Verdict at Midnight: Sixty Years of Dramatic Criticism

    theatre criticism · 1952

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  2. The French Theatre of To-Day: An English View

    theatre history · 1953

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  3. The Theatre Now

    theatre criticism · 1953

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  4. Theatre

    theatre history · 1953

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  5. French Theatre Since 1830

    theatre history · 1979

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  6. Theatre in Britain: A Personal View

    theatre history · 1984

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