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Jan Morris Travel Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Jan Morris Travel 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 Jan Morris Travel series? Start with "Sultan in Oman" (1957) and follow publication order through all 42 books.
The complete Jan Morris Travel reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Sultan in Oman
1957

The Hashemite Kings
1959

Venice
1960

Cities
1963

Oxford
1965

The Great Port
1969

Places
1972

Travels
1976

Destinations
1980

Stones of Empire
1983

Journeys
1984

The Matter of Wales
1984

Among The Cities
1985

Scotland
1986

Hong Kong
1988

Ireland (With: Paul Wakefield)
1990

Over Europe
1991

O Canada
1992

Sydney
1992

Locations
1992

Living in a Dream
1993

From the Four Corners
1995

Fifty Years of Europe: An Album
1997

Europe
1997

Churches and Cathedrals of London (With: Stephen C. Humphrey)
2001

Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere
2001

Coast to Coast
2002

The World: Travels 1950-2000
2003

Off the Beaten Track (With: Dea Birkett)
2004

Spain
2008

The Market of Seleukia
2008

South African Winter
2008

Contact!
2010

Battleship Yamato
2018

Allegorizings
2021

Conundrum
1974

Pleasures of a Tangled Life
1989

Fisher's Face
1995

Lincoln
1999

The Best Traveled Man on Earth
2014

In My Mind's Eye
2018

Thinking Again
2021
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