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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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