His first published novels were social satires, Crome Yellow (1921), Antic Hay (1923), Those Barren Leaves (1925), and Point Counter Point (1928).
hɪz fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt nˈɑːvəlz wɜː sˈoʊʃəl sˈæɾaɪɚz, kɹˈoʊm jˈɛloʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ˈæntɪk hˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, ðoʊz bˈæɹən lˈiːvz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, ænd pˈɔɪnt kˈaʊntɚ pˈɔɪnt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt.