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ⓘ About Thornton Wilder
Thornton’s older brother, named Amos, became Hollis Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School, and was a noted poet and was instrumental in developing the field of theopoetics. Charlotte Wilder was also a poet, and Janet Wilder Dakin was a zoologist, while their sister Isabel was an accomplished writer on her own. He started writing plays while at the Thacher School in Ojai, California, where he got teased by classmates as being overly intellectual and he did not fit in. He graduated from Berkeley High School in the year 1915.
All Book Series by Thornton Wilder
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden
Latest in the series · book 20 of 20 · published 2018
The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1928
The Long Christmas Dinner and Other Plays in One Act
Book 2 of 7 · published 1931
The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume I
Book 3 of 7 · published 1997
The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume II
Book 4 of 7 · published 1997
Three Plays: Our Town, The Matchmaker, and The Skin of Our Teeth
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2020
The Collected Translations and Adaptations of Thornton
Book 5 of 7 · published 2000
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Thornton Wilder?
Thornton’s older brother, named Amos, became Hollis Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School, and was a noted poet and was instrumental in developing the field of theopoetics. Charlotte Wilder was also a poet, and Janet Wilder Dakin was a zoologist, while their sister Isabel was an accomplished writer on her own. He started writing plays while at the Thacher School in Ojai, California, where he got teased by classmates as being overly intellectual and he did not fit in.
Which Thornton Wilder series should I start with?
Thornton Wilder's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Cabala (1926).
How many books has Thornton Wilder written?
Thornton Wilder has 41 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1926 and 2020. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Plays, Standalone Novels and Collections.
In what order should Thornton Wilder's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 41 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Thornton Wilder's books organised into series?
This guide splits Thornton Wilder's 41 books into categories rather than numbered series: Plays (20 books); Standalone Novels (7 books); Collections (7 books); Non-Fiction (7 books).