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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone 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 Standalone series? Start with "Ioláni; Or, Tahíti as It Was" (1840) and follow publication order through all 62 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Ioláni; Or, Tahíti as It Was
1840

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
0

The Twin Sisters
0

Basil
0

Nine O' Clock
0

A Passage in the Life of Mr. Perugino Potts
0

Hide and Seek
0

Mad Monkton And Other Stories
0

The Yellow Mask & Other Stories
0

The Dead Secret
0

A Rogue's Life
0

The Lawyer's Story of a Stolen Letter
0

The Diary of Anne Rodway
0
The Black Cottage
0

A Fair Penitent
0

The Dead Hand
0
The Family Secret
0

The Biter Bit
0
Fauntleroy
0

A Plot in Private Life, and Other Tales
0

Blow Up with the Brig
0
The Parson's Scruple
0

The Woman in White
0

The Fatal Cradle
0

No Name
0

Armadale
0

The Moonstone
0

Man and Wife
0

Poor Miss Finch
0

The New Magdalen
0

Fatal Fortune
0

The Law and the Lady
0

Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman
0

The Two Destinies
0

Mr. Captain and the Nymph
0

Mr. Percy and the Prophet
0

Miss Bertha and the Yankee
0

Mr. Marmaduke and the Minister
0

The Fallen Leaves
0

The Devil's Spectacles
0

Who Killed Zebedee?
0

Jezebel's Daughter
0

The Black Robe
0

Mr. Cosway and the Landlady
0

Miss Morris and the Stranger
0
Fye! Fye! or the Fair Physician
0

Heart and Science
0

Mr. Lismore And The Widow
0

I Say No
0

Mr. Medhurst and the Princess
0

Mr. Lepel and the Housekeeper
0

Mrs. Zant and the Ghost
0

The Poetry Did It
0

The Evil Genius
0

Miss Dulane and My Lord
0

The Guilty River
0
Farmer Fairweather
0
A Sad and Brave Life
0

The Legacy of Cain
0

Blind Love
0

Miss Mina and the Groom
0

John Jasper's Secret (With: Henry Morford)
1905
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