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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 "The Macdermots of Ballycloran" (1847) and follow publication order through all 60 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Macdermots of Ballycloran
1847

The Kellys and the O'Kellys
0

La Vendee
0

The Three Clerks
0

The Bertrams
0

Castle Richmond
0

Orley Farm
0

The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson, By One of the Firm
0

Rachel Ray
0

Miss Mackenzie
0

The Belton Estate
0

The Golden Lion of Granpere
0

The Claverings
0

Nina Balatka
0

Linda Tressel
0

He Knew He Was Right
0

The Vicar of Bullhampton
0

Ralph the Heir
0

Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite
0

Lady Anna
0

Harry Heathcote of Gangoil
0

The Way We Live Now
0

The American Senator
0

The Lady of Launay
0

Is He Popenjoy?
0

Cousin Henry
0

An Eye for an Eye
0

John Caldigate
0

The Life of Cicero, Vol. 1
0

The Life of Cicero, Vol. 2
0

Ayala's Angel
0

Dr. Wortle's School
0

Marion Fay
0

The Fixed Period
0

Kept in the Dark
0

Mr. Scarborough's Family
0

The Landleaguers
0

An Old Man's Love
0

The Relics of General Chasse: A Tale of Antwerp
1860

The Courtship Of Susan Bell
0

An Unprotected Female At The Pyramids
0

The Chateau Of Prince Polignac
0

Returning Home
0

George Walker At Suez
0

The Parson's Daughter Of Oxney Colne
0

Aaron Trow
0

The Man Who Kept His Money In A Box
0

Mrs. General Talboys
0

Hunting Sketches
0

The Telegraph Girl
0

How the
0

Alice Dugdale
0

The Mistletoe Bough
0

Christmas at Thompson Hall
0

Complete Short Stories: Courtship and Marriage
1883

The Spotted Dog and Other Stories
1950

Mary Gresley and Other Stories
1951

Frau Frohmann and Other Stories
1978

Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories
1981

Malachi's Cove and Other Stories and Essays
1985
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