Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian author, an internationally known gourmand, and a writer and illustrator of children’s books. He is most noted today for his Madeline books, six of which were published from 1939-1961. A seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999.
Books in order of publication:
1934: Hansi
1936: The Golden Basket
1937: My War with the United States
1937: The Castle Number Nine
1938: Life Class – An autobiographical sketch.
1938: Quito Express (travel book)
1939: Madeline
1939: Small Beer (humorous memoirs based on his experiences in Europe and Hollywood)
1940: Fifi
1941: At Your Service
1941: Hotel Splendide
1941: The Donkey Inside
1942: Rosebud
1942: I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
1943: Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
1945: The Blue Danube
1946: Hotel Bemelmans
1947: A Tale of Two Glimps
1947: Dirty Eddie
1948: The Best of Times: An Account of Europe Revisited
1949: The Eye of God
1950: Sunshine: A Story about the City of New York
1952: How to Travel Incognito
1952: The Happy Place
1953: Father, Dear Father
1953: Madeline’s Rescue
1953: The Borrowed Christmas
1954: The High World
1955: Parsley
1955: To the One I Love the Best – Bemelmans narrates his friendship with Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl.
1956: Madeline and the Bad Hat
1957: The Woman of My Life
1958: My Life in Art
1959: Madeline and the Gypsies
1960: Welcome Home!
1960: Are You Hungry, Are You Cold
1960: How to Travel To Europe All to Yourself
1961: Italian Holiday
1961: Madeline in London
1962: Marina
1962: On Board Noah’s Ark
1963: The Street Where the Heart Lies
1964: La Bonne Table. Excerpts and essays involving food and drink, edited by Donald and Eleanor Friede
1966: The Elephant Cutlet
1985: Tell Them It Was Wonderful: Selected Writings (compilation of various autobiographical stories, published posthumously)
1985: Madeline’s Christmas (published 1956 in McCall’s)
1999: Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales
2004: Hotel Bemelmans (introduction by Anthony Bourdain), Overlook Press, New York
2004: When You Lunch with the Emperor: The Adventures Of Ludwig Bemelmans (introduction by Andrew Goodfellow) Overlook Press, New York
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