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Charles Thomas Osborne, born 24 November 1927 in Brisbane, Australia, is a journalist and writer whose main works have dealt with classical music, especially opera. He was Assistant Editor of The London Magazine, 1958–66, Literature Director of the Arts Council of Great Britain, 1971–86, and chief theatre critic of the London Daily Telegraph from 1986 to 1991. He is the only author the Agatha Christie Estate has ever allowed to produce adapted works in her name.
He is the recipient of the Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della solidarietà italiana for his outstanding contribution to the works of Verdi.
General
- Kafka, Oliver & Boyd, London 1967
- Swansong (poems), Shenval Press, London 1968
- The Opera House Album, Robson Books 1979 ISBN 0800858360
- W. H. Auden: The Life of a Poet, Methuen, London 1980 ISBN 0 413 39670 3
- Letter to W. H. Auden and Other Poems, Calder Publications 1984 ISBN 0714540366
- Giving it Away (memoirs), Secker & Warburg, London 1986 ISBN 0 436 35401 2
- Black Coffee (Agatha Christie), Collins Crime, London 1998 ISBN 0002326620
- The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie, Harper Collins, London 2000 ISBN 0006531725
- Murder In Three Stages (Agatha Christie), Harper Collins, London 2007 ISBN 0007245793
- Spider's Web (Agatha Christie), Harper Collins, London 2008 ISBN 0006514936
- The Unexpected Guest (Agatha Christie), Harper Collins, London 2008 ISBN 0006513689
Music
- The Complete Operas of Verdi, Victor Gollancz, London 1969
- Wagner and his World, Thames & Hudson, London 1977 ISBN 0 500 13060 4
- The Complete Operas of Puccini, Victor Gollancz, London 1981 ISBN 0 575 03013 5
- How to Enjoy Opera, Piatkus, London 1982 ISBN 0 861 88144 3
- The Dictionary of Opera, Macdonald & Co, London, 1983 ISBN 0 356 097005
- The Complete Operas of Wagner, Victor Gollancz, London 1990 ISBN 0 575 05380 1
- The Complete Operas of Strauss, Victor Gollancz, London 1992 ISBN 0 575 05379 8
- The Complete Operas of Mozart, Victor Gollancz, London 1992 ISBN 0 575 03823 3
- The Opera Lover's Companion], Yale University Press ISBN 9780300104400
- Publisher's biographical note added to Osborne, Charles: The Complete Operas of Wagner (1992), Victor Gollancz Ltd, London
Total Books: 105