A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Melville Books in Order

The complete Melville reading order — 40 books from 1800–1989.

  1. 01 Mardi and a voyage thither 1800 Amazon — buy Mardi and a voyage thither Bookshop — buy Mardi and a voyage thither ThriftBooks — buy Mardi and a voyage thither eBooks.com — buy Mardi and a voyage thither
  2. 02 Typee 1840 Amazon — buy Typee Bookshop — buy Typee ThriftBooks — buy Typee eBooks.com — buy Typee
  3. 03 Omoo 1847 Amazon — buy Omoo Bookshop — buy Omoo ThriftBooks — buy Omoo eBooks.com — buy Omoo
  4. 04 Redburn 1849 Amazon — buy Redburn Bookshop — buy Redburn ThriftBooks — buy Redburn eBooks.com — buy Redburn
  5. 05 White-Jacket 1850 Amazon — buy White-Jacket Bookshop — buy White-Jacket ThriftBooks — buy White-Jacket eBooks.com — buy White-Jacket
  6. 06 Moby Dick 1851 Amazon — buy Moby Dick Bookshop — buy Moby Dick ThriftBooks — buy Moby Dick eBooks.com — buy Moby Dick
  7. 07 Pierre, or the Ambiguities 1852 Amazon — buy Pierre, or the Ambiguities Bookshop — buy Pierre, or the Ambiguities ThriftBooks — buy Pierre, or the Ambiguities eBooks.com — buy Pierre, or the Ambiguities
  8. 08 Israel Potter 1855 Amazon — buy Israel Potter Bookshop — buy Israel Potter ThriftBooks — buy Israel Potter eBooks.com — buy Israel Potter
  9. 09 Piazza Tales 1856 Amazon — buy Piazza Tales Bookshop — buy Piazza Tales ThriftBooks — buy Piazza Tales eBooks.com — buy Piazza Tales
  10. 10 The Confidence Man 1857 Amazon — buy The Confidence Man Bookshop — buy The Confidence Man ThriftBooks — buy The Confidence Man eBooks.com — buy The Confidence Man
  11. 11 Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War 1866 Amazon — buy Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War Bookshop — buy Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ThriftBooks — buy Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War eBooks.com — buy Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
  12. 12 Billy Budd 1900 Amazon — buy Billy Budd Bookshop — buy Billy Budd ThriftBooks — buy Billy Budd eBooks.com — buy Billy Budd
  13. 13 Uncle Abner, master of mysteries 1918 Amazon — buy Uncle Abner, master of mysteries Bookshop — buy Uncle Abner, master of mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Uncle Abner, master of mysteries eBooks.com — buy Uncle Abner, master of mysteries
  14. 14 The Sleuth of St. James's Square 1920 Amazon — buy The Sleuth of St. James's Square Bookshop — buy The Sleuth of St. James's Square ThriftBooks — buy The Sleuth of St. James's Square eBooks.com — buy The Sleuth of St. James's Square
  15. 15 Herman Melville, mariner and mystic 1921 Amazon — buy Herman Melville, mariner and mystic Bookshop — buy Herman Melville, mariner and mystic ThriftBooks — buy Herman Melville, mariner and mystic eBooks.com — buy Herman Melville, mariner and mystic
  16. 16 Benito Cereno 1926 Amazon — buy Benito Cereno Bookshop — buy Benito Cereno ThriftBooks — buy Benito Cereno eBooks.com — buy Benito Cereno
  17. 17 Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd / Encantadas) 1928 Amazon — buy Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd / Encantadas) Bookshop — buy Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd / Encantadas) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd / Encantadas) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd / Encantadas)
  18. 18 Herman Melville 1929 Amazon — buy Herman Melville ThriftBooks — buy Herman Melville eBooks.com — buy Herman Melville
  19. 19 Melville in the South Seas 1939 Amazon — buy Melville in the South Seas ThriftBooks — buy Melville in the South Seas eBooks.com — buy Melville in the South Seas
  20. 20 Great Short Works of Herman Melville 1940 Amazon — buy Great Short Works of Herman Melville Bookshop — buy Great Short Works of Herman Melville ThriftBooks — buy Great Short Works of Herman Melville eBooks.com — buy Great Short Works of Herman Melville
  21. 21 The myth of the Negro past 1941 Amazon — buy The myth of the Negro past Bookshop — buy The myth of the Negro past ThriftBooks — buy The myth of the Negro past eBooks.com — buy The myth of the Negro past
  22. 22 Call Me Ishmael 1947 Amazon — buy Call Me Ishmael Bookshop — buy Call Me Ishmael ThriftBooks — buy Call Me Ishmael eBooks.com — buy Call Me Ishmael
  23. 23 The times of Melville and Whitman 1947 Amazon — buy The times of Melville and Whitman Bookshop — buy The times of Melville and Whitman ThriftBooks — buy The times of Melville and Whitman eBooks.com — buy The times of Melville and Whitman
  24. 24 Man and his work 1948 Amazon — buy Man and his work ThriftBooks — buy Man and his work eBooks.com — buy Man and his work
  25. 25 Melville 1949 Amazon — buy Melville Bookshop — buy Melville ThriftBooks — buy Melville eBooks.com — buy Melville
  26. 26 The Melville log 1951 Amazon — buy The Melville log Bookshop — buy The Melville log ThriftBooks — buy The Melville log eBooks.com — buy The Melville log
  27. 27 The Portable Melville 1952 Amazon — buy The Portable Melville Bookshop — buy The Portable Melville ThriftBooks — buy The Portable Melville eBooks.com — buy The Portable Melville
  28. 28 Melville's Quarrel with God 1952 Amazon — buy Melville's Quarrel with God Bookshop — buy Melville's Quarrel with God ThriftBooks — buy Melville's Quarrel with God eBooks.com — buy Melville's Quarrel with God
  29. 29 Herman Melville's Moby Dick 1956 Amazon — buy Herman Melville's Moby Dick Bookshop — buy Herman Melville's Moby Dick ThriftBooks — buy Herman Melville's Moby Dick eBooks.com — buy Herman Melville's Moby Dick
  30. 30 The power of blackness 1958 Amazon — buy The power of blackness Bookshop — buy The power of blackness ThriftBooks — buy The power of blackness eBooks.com — buy The power of blackness
  31. 31 The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville 1958 Amazon — buy The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville ThriftBooks — buy The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville eBooks.com — buy The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville
  32. 32 Billy Budd and Other Tales 1961 Amazon — buy Billy Budd and Other Tales Bookshop — buy Billy Budd and Other Tales ThriftBooks — buy Billy Budd and Other Tales eBooks.com — buy Billy Budd and Other Tales
  33. 33 A reader's guide to Herman Melville 1962 Amazon — buy A reader's guide to Herman Melville Bookshop — buy A reader's guide to Herman Melville ThriftBooks — buy A reader's guide to Herman Melville eBooks.com — buy A reader's guide to Herman Melville
  34. 34 The Wake of Gods 1963 Amazon — buy The Wake of Gods Bookshop — buy The Wake of Gods ThriftBooks — buy The Wake of Gods eBooks.com — buy The Wake of Gods
  35. 35 Bartleby, the Scrivener 1966 Amazon — buy Bartleby, the Scrivener Bookshop — buy Bartleby, the Scrivener ThriftBooks — buy Bartleby, the Scrivener eBooks.com — buy Bartleby, the Scrivener
  36. 36 Melville's Moby-Dick 1976 Amazon — buy Melville's Moby-Dick Bookshop — buy Melville's Moby-Dick ThriftBooks — buy Melville's Moby-Dick eBooks.com — buy Melville's Moby-Dick
  37. 37 Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories 1982 Amazon — buy Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories Bookshop — buy Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories
  38. 38 Miss Melville regrets 1986 Amazon — buy Miss Melville regrets Bookshop — buy Miss Melville regrets ThriftBooks — buy Miss Melville regrets eBooks.com — buy Miss Melville regrets
  39. 39 Miss Melville returns 1987 Amazon — buy Miss Melville returns Bookshop — buy Miss Melville returns ThriftBooks — buy Miss Melville returns eBooks.com — buy Miss Melville returns
  40. 40 Miss Melville's revenge 1989 Amazon — buy Miss Melville's revenge Bookshop — buy Miss Melville's revenge ThriftBooks — buy Miss Melville's revenge eBooks.com — buy Miss Melville's revenge

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Melville

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Mardi and a voyage thither 1800
2 Typee 1840
3 Omoo 1847
4 Redburn 1849
5 White-Jacket 1850
6 Moby Dick 1851
7 Pierre, or the Ambiguities 1852
8 Israel Potter 1855
9 Piazza Tales 1856
10 The Confidence Man 1857
11 Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War 1866
12 Billy Budd 1900
13 Uncle Abner, master of mysteries 1918
14 The Sleuth of St. James's Square 1920
15 Herman Melville, mariner and mystic 1921
16 Benito Cereno 1926
17 Novels (Bartleby, the Scrivener / Benito Cereno / Billy Budd / Encantadas) 1928
18 Herman Melville 1929
19 Melville in the South Seas 1939
20 Great Short Works of Herman Melville 1940
21 The myth of the Negro past 1941
22 Call Me Ishmael 1947
23 The times of Melville and Whitman 1947
24 Man and his work 1948
25 Melville 1949
26 The Melville log 1951
27 The Portable Melville 1952
28 Melville's Quarrel with God 1952
29 Herman Melville's Moby Dick 1956
30 The power of blackness 1958
31 The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville 1958
32 Billy Budd and Other Tales 1961
33 A reader's guide to Herman Melville 1962
34 The Wake of Gods 1963
35 Bartleby, the Scrivener 1966
36 Melville's Moby-Dick 1976
37 Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories 1982
38 Miss Melville regrets 1986
39 Miss Melville returns 1987
40 Miss Melville's revenge 1989

Melville reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Mardi and a voyage thither (1800). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Melville — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Melville books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1800–1989.

What is the newest Melville book?

Miss Melville's revenge, published in 1989.