Arthur Miller

  • 53

    Catalog books

  • 27

    Works

  • 1951 to 2023

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Arthur Miller’s work probes moral conflict in ordinary lives, from the haunted domestic space of Death of a Salesman to the tense courtroom and community anxieties of The Crucible. His plays and stories repeatedly test truth, responsibility, and the costs of personal compromise under social pressure.

Across short stories, one-act pieces and full-length drama such as Broken Glass, Resurrection Blues and Man Who Had All the Luck, Miller mixes direct dialogue with quieter psychological detail, crafting characters whose private dilemmas illuminate larger questions about justice, fate and human stubbornness.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Death of a Salesman • The Crucible • A View from the Bridge

Genres and themes: Modern drama • Social conscience • Moral conflict

Who this author is best for: For readers who prefer character-driven plays that probe family, responsibility, and public pressure.

Start with Death of a Salesman or browse the collected plays to sample his range of one-act and longer works.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Homely Girl, a Life: And Other Stories

    Penguin Group USA • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 128 pages.

  2. Broken Glass: Revised

    Penguin Group USA • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 176 pages.

  3. Miller Plays : 6

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • 2015 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Resurrection Blues

    Penguin Books, Limited • 2015 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 128 pages.

  5. The Crucible

    Penguin Books • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 176 pages.

  6. Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem

    Penguin Group USA • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 112 pages.

  7. The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

    Penguin Group USA • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 116 pages.

  8. Spain (Major World Nations Series)

    Facts on File • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 120 pages.

  9. The Last Yankee (Plays, Penguin)

    Penguin Group USA • 1994 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 98 pages.

  10. Man Who Had All the Luck

    Penguin Publishing Group • 2016 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2016 • 112 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Homely Girl, a Life: And Other Stories is the easier short commitment, while Broken Glass: Revised asks for more reading time up front.
  • Broken Glass: Revised gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Homely Girl, a Life: And Other Stories leans later in the catalog.
  • Miller Plays : 6 is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Homely Girl, a Life: And Other Stories.

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