Series · 40 books
Orwell Books in Order
The complete Orwell reading order — 40 books from 1657–2005.
- 01 George Orwell Amazon — buy George Orwell Bookshop — buy George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy George Orwell eBooks.com — buy George Orwell
- 02 The Road to Wigan Pier Amazon — buy The Road to Wigan Pier Bookshop — buy The Road to Wigan Pier ThriftBooks — buy The Road to Wigan Pier eBooks.com — buy The Road to Wigan Pier
- 03 Down and Out in Paris and London Amazon — buy Down and Out in Paris and London Bookshop — buy Down and Out in Paris and London ThriftBooks — buy Down and Out in Paris and London eBooks.com — buy Down and Out in Paris and London
- 04 Burmese Days Amazon — buy Burmese Days Bookshop — buy Burmese Days ThriftBooks — buy Burmese Days eBooks.com — buy Burmese Days
- 05 A Clergyman's Daughter Amazon — buy A Clergyman's Daughter Bookshop — buy A Clergyman's Daughter ThriftBooks — buy A Clergyman's Daughter eBooks.com — buy A Clergyman's Daughter
- 06 Keep the Aspidistra Flying Amazon — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying Bookshop — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying ThriftBooks — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying eBooks.com — buy Keep the Aspidistra Flying
- 07 Homage to Catalonia Amazon — buy Homage to Catalonia Bookshop — buy Homage to Catalonia ThriftBooks — buy Homage to Catalonia eBooks.com — buy Homage to Catalonia
- 08 Coming Up for Air Amazon — buy Coming Up for Air Bookshop — buy Coming Up for Air ThriftBooks — buy Coming Up for Air eBooks.com — buy Coming Up for Air
- 09 Inside the whale Amazon — buy Inside the whale Bookshop — buy Inside the whale ThriftBooks — buy Inside the whale eBooks.com — buy Inside the whale
- 10 The Lion and the Unicorn Amazon — buy The Lion and the Unicorn Bookshop — buy The Lion and the Unicorn ThriftBooks — buy The Lion and the Unicorn eBooks.com — buy The Lion and the Unicorn
- 11 Animal Farm Amazon — buy Animal Farm Bookshop — buy Animal Farm ThriftBooks — buy Animal Farm eBooks.com — buy Animal Farm
- 12 Dickens, Dali & Others Amazon — buy Dickens, Dali & Others Bookshop — buy Dickens, Dali & Others ThriftBooks — buy Dickens, Dali & Others eBooks.com — buy Dickens, Dali & Others
- 13 A collection of essays Amazon — buy A collection of essays Bookshop — buy A collection of essays ThriftBooks — buy A collection of essays eBooks.com — buy A collection of essays
- 14 The English People Amazon — buy The English People Bookshop — buy The English People ThriftBooks — buy The English People eBooks.com — buy The English People
- 15 Politics and the English language Amazon — buy Politics and the English language Bookshop — buy Politics and the English language ThriftBooks — buy Politics and the English language eBooks.com — buy Politics and the English language
- 16 Nineteen Eighty-Four Amazon — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four Bookshop — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four ThriftBooks — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four eBooks.com — buy Nineteen Eighty-Four
- 17 Shooting an Elephant and other essays Amazon — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays Bookshop — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays ThriftBooks — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays eBooks.com — buy Shooting an Elephant and other essays
- 18 An Age Like This Amazon — buy An Age Like This Bookshop — buy An Age Like This ThriftBooks — buy An Age Like This eBooks.com — buy An Age Like This
- 19 The Orwell reader Amazon — buy The Orwell reader Bookshop — buy The Orwell reader ThriftBooks — buy The Orwell reader eBooks.com — buy The Orwell reader
- 20 George Orwell's 1984 Amazon — buy George Orwell's 1984 Bookshop — buy George Orwell's 1984 ThriftBooks — buy George Orwell's 1984 eBooks.com — buy George Orwell's 1984
- 21 George Orwell's Animal farm Amazon — buy George Orwell's Animal farm ThriftBooks — buy George Orwell's Animal farm eBooks.com — buy George Orwell's Animal farm
- 22 The crystal spirit Amazon — buy The crystal spirit Bookshop — buy The crystal spirit ThriftBooks — buy The crystal spirit eBooks.com — buy The crystal spirit
- 23 The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell Amazon — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell Bookshop — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell eBooks.com — buy The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell
- 24 Orwell (Modern Masters) Amazon — buy Orwell (Modern Masters) Bookshop — buy Orwell (Modern Masters) ThriftBooks — buy Orwell (Modern Masters) eBooks.com — buy Orwell (Modern Masters)
- 25 Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) Amazon — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) Bookshop — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) ThriftBooks — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) eBooks.com — buy Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four)
- 26 Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four Amazon — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four Bookshop — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four ThriftBooks — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four eBooks.com — buy Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four
- 27 The Penguin Essays of George Orwell Amazon — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell Bookshop — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell eBooks.com — buy The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
- 28 Orwell, the war commentaries Amazon — buy Orwell, the war commentaries Bookshop — buy Orwell, the war commentaries ThriftBooks — buy Orwell, the war commentaries eBooks.com — buy Orwell, the war commentaries
- 29 Orwell, the lost writings Amazon — buy Orwell, the lost writings Bookshop — buy Orwell, the lost writings ThriftBooks — buy Orwell, the lost writings eBooks.com — buy Orwell, the lost writings
- 30 Orwell Amazon — buy Orwell Bookshop — buy Orwell ThriftBooks — buy Orwell eBooks.com — buy Orwell
- 31 The Complete Works of George Orwell Amazon — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell Bookshop — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell eBooks.com — buy The Complete Works of George Orwell
- 32 Facing unpleasant facts Amazon — buy Facing unpleasant facts Bookshop — buy Facing unpleasant facts ThriftBooks — buy Facing unpleasant facts eBooks.com — buy Facing unpleasant facts
- 33 Books V. Cigarettes Amazon — buy Books V. Cigarettes Bookshop — buy Books V. Cigarettes ThriftBooks — buy Books V. Cigarettes eBooks.com — buy Books V. Cigarettes
- 34 Orwell's Luck Amazon — buy Orwell's Luck Bookshop — buy Orwell's Luck ThriftBooks — buy Orwell's Luck eBooks.com — buy Orwell's Luck
- 35 Why Orwell matters Amazon — buy Why Orwell matters Bookshop — buy Why Orwell matters ThriftBooks — buy Why Orwell matters eBooks.com — buy Why Orwell matters
- 36 1984 (adaptation) Amazon — buy 1984 (adaptation) Bookshop — buy 1984 (adaptation) ThriftBooks — buy 1984 (adaptation) eBooks.com — buy 1984 (adaptation)
- 37 SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell Amazon — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell Bookshop — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell ThriftBooks — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell eBooks.com — buy SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell
- 38 Orwell, The Observer Years Amazon — buy Orwell, The Observer Years Bookshop — buy Orwell, The Observer Years ThriftBooks — buy Orwell, The Observer Years eBooks.com — buy Orwell, The Observer Years
- 39 Finding George Orwell in Burma Amazon — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma Bookshop — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma ThriftBooks — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma eBooks.com — buy Finding George Orwell in Burma
- 40 Why I Write Amazon — buy Why I Write Bookshop — buy Why I Write ThriftBooks — buy Why I Write eBooks.com — buy Why I Write
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Orwell | 1657 | ||
| 2 | The Road to Wigan Pier | 1724 | ||
| 3 | Down and Out in Paris and London | 1933 | ||
| 4 | Burmese Days | 1934 | ||
| 5 | A Clergyman's Daughter | 1935 | ||
| 6 | Keep the Aspidistra Flying | 1936 | ||
| 7 | Homage to Catalonia | 1938 | ||
| 8 | Coming Up for Air | 1939 | ||
| 9 | Inside the whale | 1940 | ||
| 10 | The Lion and the Unicorn | 1941 | ||
| 11 | Animal Farm | 1945 | ||
| 12 | Dickens, Dali & Others | 1946 | ||
| 13 | A collection of essays | 1946 | ||
| 14 | The English People | 1947 | ||
| 15 | Politics and the English language | 1947 | ||
| 16 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | 1949 | ||
| 17 | Shooting an Elephant and other essays | 1950 | ||
| 18 | An Age Like This | 1955 | ||
| 19 | The Orwell reader | 1956 | ||
| 20 | George Orwell's 1984 | 1963 | ||
| 21 | George Orwell's Animal farm | 1965 | ||
| 22 | The crystal spirit | 1966 | ||
| 23 | The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell | 1968 | ||
| 24 | Orwell (Modern Masters) | 1971 | ||
| 25 | Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) | 1976 | ||
| 26 | Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four | 1978 | ||
| 27 | The Penguin Essays of George Orwell | 1984 | ||
| 28 | Orwell, the war commentaries | 1985 | ||
| 29 | Orwell, the lost writings | 1985 | ||
| 30 | Orwell | 1991 | ||
| 31 | The Complete Works of George Orwell | 1997 | ||
| 32 | Facing unpleasant facts | 1999 | ||
| 33 | Books V. Cigarettes | 1999 | ||
| 34 | Orwell's Luck | 2000 | ||
| 35 | Why Orwell matters | 2002 | ||
| 36 | 1984 (adaptation) | 2003 | ||
| 37 | SparkNotes for 1984 by George Orwell | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Orwell, The Observer Years | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Finding George Orwell in Burma | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Why I Write | 2005 |
Orwell reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with George Orwell (1657). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Orwell — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Orwell books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1657–2005.
What is the newest Orwell book?
Why I Write, published in 2005.