Peter Ackroyd is a highly acclaimed historian, biographer, poet, and novelist. He was born in London and studied at both Cambridge and Yale universities.
Awards: Nibbies (1991), Whitbread (1985), SoA (1984) see all
Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery
Series
Voyages Through Time
Escape from Earth (2003)
In The Beginning (2003)
Cities of Blood (2004)
Kingdom of the Dead (2004)
Escape from Earth (2003)
In The Beginning (2003)
Cities of Blood (2004)
Kingdom of the Dead (2004)
History of England
1. Foundation (2011)
2. Tudors (2012)
3. Civil War (2014)
4. Revolution (2016)
5. Dominion (2018)
6. Innovation (2021)
1. Foundation (2011)
2. Tudors (2012)
3. Civil War (2014)
4. Revolution (2016)
5. Dominion (2018)
6. Innovation (2021)
Novels
The Great Fire of London (1982)
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)
Hawksmoor (1985)
Chatterton (1987)
First Light (1989)
English Music (1992)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1992)
aka The Trial of Elizabeth Cree / The Limehouse Golem
The House of Doctor Dee (1993)
Milton in America (1996)
The Plato Papers (1999)
The Clerkenwell Tales (2003)
The Lambs of London (2004)
The Fall of Troy (2006)
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein (2008)
The Canterbury Tales (2009)
Three Brothers (2013)
Mr Cadmus (2020)
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde (1983)
Hawksmoor (1985)
Chatterton (1987)
First Light (1989)
English Music (1992)
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1992)
aka The Trial of Elizabeth Cree / The Limehouse Golem
The House of Doctor Dee (1993)
Milton in America (1996)
The Plato Papers (1999)
The Clerkenwell Tales (2003)
The Lambs of London (2004)
The Fall of Troy (2006)
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein (2008)
The Canterbury Tales (2009)
Three Brothers (2013)
Mr Cadmus (2020)
Collections
London Lickpenny (poems) (1973)
Country Life (poems) (1978)
The Diversions of Purley (poems) (1987)
The Collection (2001)
Country Life (poems) (1978)
The Diversions of Purley (poems) (1987)
The Collection (2001)
Non fiction show
Awards
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Award nominations
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Peter Ackroyd recommends
The Collected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen (1980)
Elizabeth Bowen
"If there is anything to the catchphrase "felt life", it is here...Many of her stories start like Saki and end like Edgar Allan Poe. It is that paradox which gives the edge to her writing and contributes to the sharpness of her vison."
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