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  • Bibliography:
    6 Books
  • First Book:
    April 1988
  • Latest Book:
    February 2015
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Book List in Order: 6 titles




  • If Oscar Wilde were alive and well and writing in the 1990s, The Red Hat, by renowned critic John Bayley, is precisely the kind of playful, coyly erotic work of fiction he would have written. Set in Holland and in Provence, the first part of this ele...



  • With remarkable tenderness, John Bayley recreates his passionate love affair with Iris Murdoch--world-renowned writer and philosopher, and his wife of forty-two years--and poignantly describes the dimming of her brilliance due to Alzheimer's disease....



  • If there was ever a marriage made in heaven, it was that of Dame Iris Murdoch, philosopher and novelist, and John Bayley, Professor of English, literary critic and novelist. Their life together was cruelly interrupted as Iris began, in her own words,...



  • When Milford High School's prom queen, student council president, and soon to be recipient of the coveted school's scholarship is found dead two weeks before graduation, Principal James White is convinced something sinister is at hand and calls upon ...



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    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Bayley has published 6 books.

John Bayley does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Belladonna, was published in February 2015.

The first book by John Bayley, The Short Story: Henry James to Elizabeth Bowen, was published in April 1988.

No. John Bayley does not write books in series.