Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Madeline L'Engle's Bibliography

  1. 18 Washington Square South: A Comedy in One Act, 1944
  2. The Small Rain, 1945 (This is one of my favorite books.)
  3. Ilsa, 1946
  4. And Both Were Young, 1949
  5. Camilla Dickinson, 1951
  6. A Winter's Love, 1957
  7. Meet the Austins, 1960
  8. A Wrinkle in Time, 1962 (I know it makes some crazy that L'Engle wrote science fiction with Christian twists and turns -- it's not "modern" in it's clear, linear apologetic, that's for sure.)
  9. The Moon By Night, 1963
  10. The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas, 1964
  11. The Arm of the Starfish, 1965
  12. Camilla, 1965
  13. The Love Letters, 1966 (I found this one accidentally and have enjoyed it more than once. The first time was over Spring Break in Johnson City, Tennessee. I also was introduced to southern sweet tea that week. Hmmmmmm. It was good.)
  14. A Journey With Jonah (a play), 1967
  15. The Young Unicorns, 1968
  16. Dance in the Desert, 1969
  17. Lines Scribbled on an Envelope and Other Poems, 1969
  18. The Other Side of the Sun, 1971
  19. A Circle of Quiet, 1972
  20. A Wind in the Door, 1973 (I read this one first -- before the first one in the then trilogy.)
  21. Everyday Prayers, 1974
  22. Prayers for Sunday, 1974
  23. The Risk of Birth, 1974
  24. The Summer of the Great Grandmother, 1974
  25. Dragons in the Waters, 1976
  26. The Irrational Season, 1977
  27. A Swiftly Tilting Planet, 1978
  28. The Weather of the Heart, 1978 (I believe that this is the first thing of L'Engle's I ever read -- a collection of her poetry.)
  29. Ladder of Angels, 1979
  30. The Anti-Muffins, 1980
  31. A Ring of Endless Light, 1980
  32. Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art, 1980 (I read this as a freshman at Bethel. As an art major it was life changing.)

    "Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give a name to the cosmos we see despite all the chaos… When we look at a painting or hear a symphony or read a book and feel more Named, then, for us, that work is a work of Christian art. But to look at a work of art and then to make a judgment as to whether or not it is art, and whether or not it is Christian, is presumptuous. It is not something we can know in any conclusive way. We can know only if it speaks within our own hearts and leads us to living more deeply with Christ in God." (from Walking on Water)

  33. A Severed Wasp, 1982 (Oh, yes!)
  34. The Sphinx at Dawn, 1982
  35. And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings, 1983
  36. A House Like a Lotus, 1984
  37. Trailing Clouds of Glory: Spiritual Values in Children's Literature, 1985 (with Avery Brooke)
  38. Many Waters, 1986
  39. A Stone for a Pillow: Journeys with Jacob, 1986
  40. A Cry Like a Bell, 1987
  41. Two-Part Invention, 1988
  42. An Acceptable Time, 1989
  43. Sold Into Egypt: Joseph's Journey into Human Being, 1989
  44. The Glorious Impossible, 1990
  45. Certain Women, 1992 (One of my TOP FIVE by L'Engle...)
  46. The Rock That is Higher, 1993
  47. Anytime Prayers, 1994
  48. Troubling a Star, 1994
  49. Glimpses of Grace, 1996 (with Carole Chase)
  50. A Live Coal in the Sea, 1996
  51. Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols, 1996
  52. Wintersong, 1996 (with Luci Shaw)
  53. Bright Evening Star, 1997
  54. Friends for the Journey, 1997 (with Luci Shaw)
  55. Mothers and Daughters, 1997 (with Maria Rooney)
  56. Miracle on 10th Street, 1998
  57. A Full House, 1999
  58. Mothers and Sons, 1999 (with Maria Rooney)
  59. Prayerbook for Spiritual Friends, 1999 (with Luci Shaw)
  60. The Other Dog, 2001
  61. Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life, 2001 (with Carole Chase)
  62. The Ordering of Love: The New and Collected Poems of Madeleine L'Engle, 2005

1 comment:

  1. ok...so, cooper (my 2.5 month son) is sleeping and i finally have a significant amount of time to spend on the laptop...i love reading your blog...so, i'm trying not to comment on all your posts...but i just couldn't resist this one...Madeline L'Engle is my all time favorite author...the one that rocked my world (also during my freshman year in college studying to be an artist) was Walking on Water...did you give me a copy of "Certain Women"? I got it from someone...and for some reason think it was from you a LOOOONG time ago.

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