C. P. Snow
Born 15 October 1905 · Died 1 July 1980
Charles Percy Snow was born in Leicester and educated at the Leicestershire and Rutland College (now the University of Leicester) and the University of Cambridge, where he became a Fellow of Christ's College in 1930. His first novel, Death Under Sail, was published in 1932. He was technical director of the Ministry of Labour from 1940-1944; he was civil service commissioner from 1945-1960; he was Rector of the University of St. Andrews from 1961-1964; and he was parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Technology from 1964-1966. In 1950 he married novelist Pamela Hansford Johnson. He was knighted in 1957 and made Baron Snow of the City of Leicester in 1964. He wrote over 25 books.
Books by C. P. Snow in order
Books by C. P. Snow in the order they were published, from Death Under Sail (1932) to The Physicists (1981).
- 1Death Under Sail
Death Under Sail1932 - 2The Search
The Search1932 - 3Strangers and Brothers
Strangers and Brothers1940 - 4The Light and the Dark
The Light and the Dark1947 - 5Time of Hope
Time of Hope1949 - 6The Masters
The Masters1950 - 7Masters Snow CPMasters Snow CP1951
- 8The New Men
The New Men1954 - 9Homecomings
Homecomings1956 - 10The Conscience of the Rich
The Conscience of the Rich1958 - 11The Affair
The Affair1959 - 12The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution1959 - 13Corridors of Power
Corridors of Power1960 - 14Science and Government
Science and Government1961 - 15The Two Cultures
The Two Cultures1964 - 16Variety of Men
Variety of Men1967 - 17The Sleep of Reason
The Sleep of Reason1968 - 18The State of Siege
The State of Siege1969 - 19The Malcontents
The Malcontents1972 - 20In Their Wisdom
In Their Wisdom1974 - 21Trollope, His Life and Art
Trollope, His Life and Art1975 - 22The Realists
The Realists1978 - 23A Coat of Varnish
A Coat of Varnish1980 - 24The Physicists
The Physicists1981