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ⓘ About Thomas Keneally
By 1942, the family had moved to 7 Loftus Crescent, Homebush, a suburb in the inner west of Sydney and Thomas enrolled at Christian Brothers St. Patrick’s College, Strathfield. Right after, his brother John was born. Keneally studied Honors English for his Leaving Certificate in the year 1952, under Brother James Athanasius McGlade, and won a Commonwealth scholarship. Thomas entered St. Patrick’s Seminary, Manly, in order to train as a Catholic priest. Even though he was ordained as a deacon while he was at the seminary, after six years there he left in depression and without getting ordained to the priesthood. He worked as a Sydney schoolteacher before he gained success as a novelist and was a lecturer at the University of New England from 1968 until 1970.
All Book Series by Thomas Keneally
The Place at Whitton
Series opener · book 1 of 40 · published 1964 Pen name · Tom Keneally
Corporal Hitler’s Pistol
Latest in the series · book 40 of 40 · published 2021 Pen name · Tom Keneally
Australia: Beyond the Dreamtime
Book 3 of 15 · published 1987 Co-authored · Robyn Davidson
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life
Book 12 of 32 · published 2000 Anthology · Sherwin B. Nuland
Simone Weil
Book 16 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Francine du Plessix Gray
Andy Warhol: A Biography
Book 17 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Wayne Koestenbaum
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life
Book 18 of 32 · published 2001 Anthology · Marshall Frady
Winston Churchill: A Life
Book 20 of 32 · published 2002 Anthology · John Keegan
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Book 24 of 32 · published 2003 Anthology · Kathryn Harrison
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life
Book 26 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Ada Louise Huxtable
George Herbert Walker Bush
Book 27 of 32 · published 2004 Anthology · Tom Wicker
Branch Rickey: A Life
Latest in the series · book 32 of 32 · published 2011 Anthology · Jimmy Breslin
Mother Swamp
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2022 Anthology · Jesmyn Ward
10 Short Stories You Must Read This Year
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2009
My Mother, My Father: On Losing a Parent
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Thomas Keneally?
By 1942, the family had moved to 7 Loftus Crescent, Homebush, a suburb in the inner west of Sydney and Thomas enrolled at Christian Brothers St. Patrick’s College, Strathfield. Right after, his brother John was born.
Which Thomas Keneally series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Australians series, the earliest of Thomas Keneally's multi-book series: it opens with Origins to Eureka (2009) and runs to 4 books across 2009–2017, ending with A Short History (2017). Thomas Keneally's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Thomas Keneally written?
Thomas Keneally has 108 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1960 and 2022. 48 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Point In Time Collection series with 7 books — and 60 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Thomas Keneally's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Thomas Keneally's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tom Keneally Children's (2003, 1 book), Australians (2009–2017, 4 books) and The Monsarrat Mystery (2017–2020, 4 books), plus 1 more.
How are Thomas Keneally's books organised into series?
This guide splits Thomas Keneally's 108 books into 5 named series and 60 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Point In Time Collection (7 books, 2022); Australians (4 books, 2009–2017); The Monsarrat Mystery (4 books, 2017–2020); Tom Keneally Children's (1 book, 2003); Penguin Lives (32 books, 1960–2011).