Order of Bill Bryson Books
Bill Bryson is an American author of travel, science and language books with a humourous spin. Bryson has been moving back and forth between the United States and England since 1973 and been writing all about both countries, as well as other countries and continents such as Austalia, Europe and Africa.
Bill Bryson made his debut as a published author in 1985 with The Palace under the Alps and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 European Countries. Below is a list of Bill Bryson’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of History Books
| Icons of England | (2008) |    |
| At Home: A Short History of Private Life | (2010) | |
| One Summer: America, 1927 | (2013) | |
Publication Order of Language Books
| Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words | (1984) | |
| The Mother Tongue | (1990) | |
| Made in America | (1994) | |
| Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir | (2006) | |
| Shakespeare | (2007) | |
Publication Order of Science Books
| A Short History of Nearly Everything | (2003) | |
| A Really Short History of Nearly Everything | (2004) | |
| Seeing Further | (2010) | |
| The Body | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Travel Books
| The Palace Under the Alps | (1985) | |
| The Lost Continent | (1989) | |
| Neither Here nor There | (1992) | |
| Notes from a Small Island | (1995) | |
| A Walk in the Woods | (1997) | |
| I'm a Stranger Here Myself / Notes from a Big Country | (1998) | |
| In a Sunburned Country / Down Under | (2000) | |
| Bill Bryson's African Diary | (2002) | |
| The Road to Little Dribbling | (2015) | |
Publication Order of The Best American: Travel Writing Books
| The Best American Travel Writing 2011 | (2011) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2012 | (2012) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2013 | (2013) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2014 | (2014) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2015 | (2015) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2016 | (2016) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2017 | (2017) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2018 | (2018) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2019 | (2019) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2020 | (2020) | |
| The Best American Travel Writing 2021 | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Eminent Lives Books
| Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time | (1991) | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | (2004) | |
| George Balanchine | (2004) | |
| Beethoven: The Universal Composer | (2005) | |
| Thomas Jefferson | (2005) | |
| Caravaggio | (2005) | |
| Alexander the Great | (2005) | |
| Freud | (2006) | |
| Francis Crick | (2006) | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville | (2006) | |
| Shakespeare | (2007) | |
| Machiavelli | (2007) | |
| George Washington | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Dear NHS | (2020) | |
Notes: I’m a Stranger Here Myself was published as Notes from a Big Country in the United Kingdom. In a Sunburned Country was published as Down Under in the UK.
Notes from a big country ??????
Listed as I’m a Stranger Here Myself.