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The Dark Descent Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Dark Descent 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 The Dark Descent series? Start with "The Whole Family" (1908) and follow publication order through all 26 books.
The complete The Dark Descent reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Whole Family
1908
In After Days: Thoughts On The Future Life
1910
50 Great Short Stories
1952
Short Story Masterpieces: 35 Classic American and British Stories from the First Half of the 20th Century
1954
Points of View
1956
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
Magical Realist Fiction
1984
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
1992
The Screaming Skull
1994
Writing New York
1998
H. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural
2006
50 Classic Novellas
2011
The Phantom Coach
2014
The Best Short Stories Volume III: Chosen in 1914 by the Most Prominent Authors of the Day
2014
That Glimpse of Truth
2014
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Successful Marriages
2022
Some of his other short stories and novels include The American
1877
His first novel was watch and ward
1871
Henry James is mostly known for his famous works like The Portrait of a Lady
1881
The Portrait of a Lady
1881
Daisy Miller
1878
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