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Collected Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Collected books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Collected series? Start with "Collected Short Stories: Volume 1" (1951) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Collected reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
1951
Collected Short Stories: Volume 2
1951
Collected Short Stories: Volume 3
1951
Collected Short Stories: Volume 4
1951
My Favorite Story
1928
Great First World War Stories
1930
50 Great Short Stories
1952
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
1954
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine July 1958
1958
The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
1967
The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
1976
The Amis Story Anthology
1992
The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels
1996
Escape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers
2002
A Tangled Web
2005
Empire Tales
2008
Stories to Get You Through the Night
2010
That Glimpse of Truth
2014
Flash Fiction International
2015
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