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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 Gilded Age" (1873) and follow publication order through all 37 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Gilded Age
1873
A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage
0
The Prince and the Pauper
0
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
0
The American Claimant
0
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
0
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
0
A Double Barrelled Detective Story
1902
A Dog's Tale
1904
King Leopold's Soliloquy
1905
A Horse's Tale
1907
The Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass
1928
The Adventures of Colonel Sellers
1965
Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
2008
The Jumping Frog
1865
Pudd'nhead Wilson
0
The Mysterious Stranger
1916
Bakers Bluejay Yarn
1986
The Stolen White Elephant
2017
The Invalid's Story
2019
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories
1867
Advice to Little Girls and Other Stories
0
Eye Openers
0
Screamers
0
Mark Twain's Sketches
0
Sketches New and Old
0
Merry Tales
0
The 1,000,000 Pound Bank-Note, and Other New Stories
0
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories
1900
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
1904
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories
1906
The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories
1916
The Devil's Race-Track
2005
Who Is Mark Twain?
2009
Punch, Brothers, Punch
1989
Helpful Hints for Good Living
1991
The Humor of Twain
1999
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