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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 Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson" (1998) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Age of Elizabeth in the Age of Johnson
1998
A Bibliography Of Johnsonian Studies, 1986 1998
2000
Samuel Johnson's Insults
2004
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
2004
Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary
2005
Becoming Shakespeare
2007
The English Language
2007
Nice Row MIT
2008
Deception and Detection in Eighteenth-Century Britain
2008
The Lexicographer's Dilemma
2009
Don't Quit Your Day Job
2010
You Could Look It Up
2015
The Oxford Handbook of British Poetry, 1660-1800
2020
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