A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time is a twelve volume roman à clef by Anthony Powell, published between 1951 and 1975. Critically acclaimed on its publication, it is a satire on English political and cultural life in the mid 20th century. It has been adapted by Hugh Whitemore for a TV mini-series in 1997, starring Simon Russell Beale, James Purefoy and Miranda Richardson.

The novels

• A Question of Upbringing - (1951)
• A Buyer's Market - (1952),
• The Acceptance World - (1955)
• At Lady Molly's - (1957)
• Casanova's Chinese Restaurant - (1960)
• The Kindly Ones - (1962)
• The Valley of Bones - (1964)
• The Soldier's Art - (1966)
• The Military Philosophers - (1968)
• Books Do Furnish a Room - (1971)
• Temporary Kings - (1973)
• Hearing Secret Harmonies - (1975)