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ⓘ About Allen Drury
Allen was a direct descendant of Lydia Rice (Edmund Rice’s daughter)and Hugh Drury, all of whom were once early immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony. He grew up in Porterville, California, and earned a BA at Stanford University, where he joined Alpha Kappa Lambda, in the year 1939. During this time, he wrote a column and editorials, and was the associate editor. After he graduated from Stanford, he went to work for the Tulare Bee in Porterville in the year 1940, where he won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for editorial writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. Then he moved to Bakersfield and wrote for the Bakersfield Californian, where he handled the “country news”. On July 25, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S.
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Who is Allen Drury?
Allen was a direct descendant of Lydia Rice (Edmund Rice’s daughter)and Hugh Drury, all of whom were once early immigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony. He grew up in Porterville, California, and earned a BA at Stanford University, where he joined Alpha Kappa Lambda, in the year 1939. During this time, he wrote a column and editorials, and was the associate editor.
Which Allen Drury series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Advise and Consent series, the earliest of Allen Drury's multi-book series: it opens with Advise and Consent (1959) and runs to 6 books across 1959–1975, ending with The Promise of Joy (1975). Allen Drury's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Allen Drury written?
Allen Drury has 24 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1959 and 1998. 15 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Advise and Consent series with 6 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Allen Drury's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Allen Drury's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Advise and Consent (1959–1975, 6 books), Amarna (1976–1977, 2 books) and Mark Coffin (1977–1984, 4 books), plus 1 more.
How are Allen Drury's books organised into series?
This guide splits Allen Drury's 24 books into 4 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Advise and Consent (6 books, 1959–1975); Mark Coffin (4 books, 1977–1984); University (3 books, 1990–1998); Amarna (2 books, 1976–1977).