Margaret Laurence: A Bibliography
1926–1987
Compiled by Deanna Ramsay · Work in progress
A bibliography of first and notable editions of the works of Margaret Laurence, one of Canada's most important novelists and a central figure in Canadian literature. Entries note publisher, place, year, and pagination where known. Multiple entries under a title indicate separate first editions in different markets.
A Tree for Poverty: Somali Poetry and Prose [Translation]
Nairobi. Government of Somaliland. 1954. 146 pages.
This Side Jordan [Novel]
London. Macmillan. 1960. 281 pages.
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1960.
New York. St. Martin's Press. 1960.
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1960.
New York. St. Martin's Press. 1960.
The Prophet's Camel Bell [Essays]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1963. 241 pages.
London. Macmillan. 1963.
Published as New Wind in a Dry Land. New York. Knopf. 1964.
London. Macmillan. 1963.
Published as New Wind in a Dry Land. New York. Knopf. 1964.
The Tomorrow-Tamer [Short Stories]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1963.
London. Macmillan. 1963. 244 pages.
New York. Knopf. 1963.
London. Macmillan. 1963. 244 pages.
New York. Knopf. 1963.
The Stone Angel [Novel]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1964. 308 pages.
London. Macmillan. 1964.
New York. Knopf. 1964.
London. Macmillan. 1964.
New York. Knopf. 1964.
A Jest of God [Novel]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1966. 240 pages.
Published as Rachel, Rachel. New York. Popular Library. 1966.
Published as Now I Lay Me Down. London. Panther Books. 1968.
Published as Rachel, Rachel. New York. Popular Library. 1966.
Published as Now I Lay Me Down. London. Panther Books. 1968.
Long Drums and Cannons: Nigerian Dramatists and Novelists, 1952–1966 [Literary Criticism]
London. Macmillan. 1968. 209 pages.
The Fire-Dwellers [Novel]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1969. 308 pages.
London. Macmillan. 1969.
New York. Knopf. 1969.
A book club edition also exists.
London. Macmillan. 1969.
New York. Knopf. 1969.
A book club edition also exists.
A Bird in the House [Short Stories]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1970. 207 pages.
London. Macmillan. 1970.
New York. Knopf. 1970.
London. Macmillan. 1970.
New York. Knopf. 1970.
Jason's Quest [Juvenile]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1970. Illustrated by Staffan Torell.
London. Macmillan. 1970. Illustrated by Staffan Torell.
London. Macmillan. 1970. Illustrated by Staffan Torell.
The Diviners [Novel]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1974. 382 pages.
London. Macmillan. 1974.
New York. Knopf. 1974.
London. Macmillan. 1974.
New York. Knopf. 1974.
Heart of a Stranger [Essays]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1976. 221 pages.
Six Darn Cows [Juvenile]
Toronto. Lorimer. 1979. Illustrated by Ann Blades.
The Olden Days Coat [Juvenile]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1979. 38 pages. Wraps. (First hardcover edition published 1982.)
The Christmas Birthday Story [Juvenile]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1980. Illustrated by Helen Lucas.
Dance on the Earth: A Memoir [Autobiography]
Toronto. McClelland & Stewart. 1989. 298 pages.
(Published posthumously.)
(Published posthumously.)