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  • Bibliography:
    32 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 1934
  • Latest Book:
    December 2014
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Claudius

1 - I, Claudius (1934)
2 - Claudius the God (1935)

Book List in Order: 32 titles

  • I, Claudius

    Claudius - 1

    Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus lived from 10 B.C. to 54 A.D. Despised as a weakling and considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, and the mad...

  • Claudius the God

    Claudius - 2

    With the same crystalline brilliance that characterized his classic I, Claudius, Robert Graves begins anew the tumultuous life of the Roman who became emperor in spite of himself. Like the preceding volume, Claudius the God captures the vitality, spl...

  • Greek Gods and Heroes

    The legends of ancient Greece have captivated audiences for centuries. They have inspired great works of art and literature. Mythical tales of the battles among the Olympian gods, King Midas and his golden touch, the romance of Echo and Narcissus, an...

  • The Shout and Other Stories

  • An Ancient Castle

  • King Jesus

    “Both the knowledge of a scholar and the imagination of a poet are brought to bear upon Jesus as child, boy, and man. . . . A bold speculative adventure” (Harold Brighouse, Manchester Guardian).   In Robert Graves’s unique r...

  • Hercules, My Shipmate

  • Watch the North Wind Rise

  • Count Belisarius

    This “vigorous tale” by the acclaimed author of I, Claudius captures the sixth century fall of the Byzantine Empire as seen through the eyes of a servant (Kirkus Reviews).   Threatened by invaders on all sides, the Eastern Roman Empire of th...



  • Wife to Mr. Milton

    “[A] penetrating study of one of the strangest marriages in history . . . Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, has the gift for fleshing the bare bones of history (Kirkus Reviews).   The famous poet John Milton, author of Parad...

  • Proceed, Sargeant Lamb

    In this sequel to SERGEANT LAMB OF THE NINTH, Lamb, along with 3000 others of the Burgoyne's army, is in a prison camp near Boston, awaiting repatriation. But the American Congress refuses to ratify the agreement and Lamb plans an escape.

    He manag...

  • Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth

    Robert Graves first came across the name of Roger Lamb in 1914, when Graves was an English officer instructing his platoon in regimental history. Lamb was a British soldier who had served his king during the American War of Independence, and whose cl...

  • The Greek Myths

    Robert Graves, classicist, poet, and unorthodox critic, retells the Greek legends of gods and heroes for a modern audience And, in the two volumes of The Greek Myths, he demonstrates with a dazzling display of relevant knowledge that Greek Mytho...

  • Homer's Daughter

    Homer's Daughter is Robert Graves' novel of the girl, Nausicaa, a character in the Odyssey, who Graves believed was a its true author (not the blind and bearded Homer, whose Iliad was composed at least 150 years before.... ). That Homer did not write...

  • Sergeant Lamb Novels

    The life of Sergeant Roger Lamb, a young Dubliner who served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers during the American War of Independence, was the subject of a novelistic enterprise originally published in two parts because of wartime paper shortages. The ...

  • I, Claudius and Claudius the God

  • Antigua, Penny, Puce and They Hanged My Saintly Billy

    Antigua, Penny, Puce is a tale of sibling rivalry in which Jane and Oliver fight for posession of a never-issued one-penny stamp from Antigua. They Hanged my Saintly Billy tells of Dr William Palmer, a notorious surgeon, racehorse owner and confessed...

  • Count Belisarius and Lawrence of the Arabs

    First published in 1938, Count Belisarius is one of Robert Graves's most consistently popular novels. A historical romance of the sixth century AD, this tells the story of Belisarius, the last of the great generals of the Roman Empire, who reconquere...

  • Sergeant Lamb's America

    The author of I, Claudius “recounts, in faithful and nicely atmospheric detail” the story of a British soldier during the American Revolution (The Philadelphia Inquirer).   The first in a two-book series, Sergeant Lamb’s America tells the ...



  • They Hanged My Saintly Billy

    The author of I, Claudius tells the tale of a notorious nineteenth-century poisoner: “A must for true-crime addicts” (Kirkus Reviews).   A self-confessed forger, cheat, thief, and petty criminal, William Palmer was also a surgeon and a raceh...

  • King Jesus and My Head! My Head!

  • The Islands of Unwisdom

    Swashbuckling historical fiction from the author of I, Claudius. “A cleverly balanced mixture of spice, fact, humor and adventure on and off the high seas” (Kirkus Reviews).   Set in the Age of Exploration, The Islands of Unwisdom ...

  • Proceed, Sergeant Lamb

    The author of Sergeant Lamb’s America continues the fictionalized account of an Irish soldier fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War.   This is the second in a two-book series telling the story of Sgt. Roger Lamb, a non-commissi...

  • The Siege and Fall of Troy

    The author of I, Claudius reimagines the Trojan War for the young reader. “The writing is clear, straightforward, and, in places, poetic” (Kirkus Reviews).   The Iliad has it all: war, corruption, greed, power, and the passions of ...

  • Two Wise Children

    Two children living in New England, Avis and Bill, have special powers. She is an instant expert at everything she cares to try, and he can see into the past or future at will. However, both children are soon faced with decisions that may cost them t...

  • Ann at Highwood Hall

    Boisterous, witty, and enchanting, this collection of children’s poems by Robert Graves -- with iconic drawings by Edward Ardizzone -- will delight any young reader. This 50th-anniversary edition is a digital reproduction of the 1964 original that ...

  • Over the Brazier

    This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....

  • Country Sentiment

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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • Fairies and Fusiliers

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    Fairies and Fusiliers collects poems written during World War I, when Graves served in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the Western Front, alongside Siegfried Sassoon, another one of WWI's most celebrated poets. Unlike Graves, who survived the war, Sa...



  • Graves: Collected Short Stories

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  • The Pier-Glass

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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

  • Whipperginny

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    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Robert Graves has published 32 books.

Robert Graves does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Over the Brazier, was published in December 2014.

The first book by Robert Graves, I, Claudius, was published in January 1934.

Yes. Robert Graves has 1 series.
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