Richard Hughes Books in Order
Explore Richard Hughes books in order, with publication details and book summaries to help you choose where to start and plan your next read.
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Richard Hughes books in publication order
5 books
The Fox in the Attic
by Hilary Mantel
1961
A young Welsh aristocrat, Augustine, flees home after being suspected in a child's death and hides with relatives in Germany. There he falls in love and drifts into the turmoil of the early Nazi movement, witnessing the failed Munich putsch at close quarters.
The Wooden Shepherdess
by Hilary Mantel
1973
In this continuation of Augustine's story, he moves between Prohibition era America, a tense, changing Germany and a Britain on the edge of class conflict. Private entanglements play out against the ruthless consolidation of Nazi power and the Night of the Long Knives.
Plays
by Richard Hughes
1975
Richard Hughes’s dramatic collection brings together The Sisters’ Tragedy, A Comedy of Good and Evil, The Man Born to Be Hanged, and Danger. It offers readers four short works from his writing for the stage and radio.
The Wonder-Dog
by Richard Hughes
1977
Thirty children’s stories gather Hughes’s tales of animals, unusual people, and fantastic happenings. The collection includes a runaway doll who acquires a child of her own, alongside adventures involving magical places and unexpected encounters.
In the Lap of Atlas
by Richard Hughes
1979
Hughes draws on his travels in Morocco for a collection blending traditional tales with observations of the country. Mystical fables and everyday episodes bring different storytelling voices together, exploring the people and landscapes he encountered.
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