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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction 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 Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland" (1815) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Border Antiquities of England and Scotland
1815

France and Belgium / Paul's Letters to His Kinsfolk
0

Provincial Antiquities of Scotland
0

Lives of the Novelists
0

Essays On Chivalry, Romance, And The Drama
0

Letters of Malachi Malagrowther
0

The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French
0

Tales of a Grandfather: History of Scotland; Volume 1
0

Religious Discourses by a Layman
0

Tales of a Grandfather: History of Scotland; Volume 2
0

Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
0

Tales of a Grandfather: History of England; Volume 3
0

Tales of a Grandfather:The History of France; Volume 4
0

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott
0

Scottish Tales of Terror
1972

Spine-Chillers
1978

The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984

Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories
1996

Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine
1996

Great Ghost Stories
2004

Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
2008

The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849
2011

The Great Sea Adventure
2019

Beach Books Anthology
2023

Scottish Stories
2023

Tales of the Restless Sea - Adventure Anthology
2023
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