Dalkey Archive Essentials Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Dalkey Archive Essentials books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Making of Americans (By: Gertrude Stein)
Buy on Amazon1925
Ryder (By: Djuna Barnes)
Buy on Amazon1928
Point Counter Point (By: Aldous Huxley)
Buy on Amazon1928
Family of Pascual Duarte (By: Anthony Kerrigan,Camilo José Cela)
Buy on Amazon1942
Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias (By: Mark Van Doren,Marguerite Young)
Buy on Amazon1945
The Planetarium (By: Nathalie Sarraute,Maria Jolas)
Buy on Amazon1959
The Sot-Weed Factor
Buy on Amazon1960
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (By: Marguerite Young)
Buy on Amazon1965
Langrishe, Go Down (By: Aidan Higgins)
Buy on Amazon1966
Cigarettes (By: Harry Mathews)
Buy on Amazon1987
Jade Cabinet (By: Rikki Ducornet)
Buy on Amazon1993
Billy and Girl (By: Deborah Levy)
Buy on Amazon1996
Europeana (By: Patrik Ouředník,Gerald Turner)
Buy on Amazon2001
Impossible Object (By: Nicholas Mosley)
Buy on Amazon2015
Trilogy (By: Jon Fosse)
Buy on Amazon2022
Mulligan Stew (By: Gilbert Sorrentino)
Buy on Amazon2022
La Batarde (By: Violette Leduc,Derek Coltman)
Buy on Amazon2023
Nobodaddy's Children (By: John E. Woods,Arno Schmidt)
Buy on Amazon2023
Tomb for Boris Davidovich (By: Danilo Kiš)
Buy on Amazon2024
Chapel Road (By: )
Buy on Amazon2025
Anti-Story: An Anthology of Experimental Fiction
Buy on Amazon1971
Stories of the Modern South
Buy on Amazon1977
The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.
Buy on Amazon1990
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Buy on Amazon1999
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Dalkey Archive Essentials series is publication order: 1. The Making of Americans (By: Gertrude Stein) (1925), 2. Ryder (By: Djuna Barnes) (1928), 3. Point Counter Point (By: Aldous Huxley) (1928), 4. Family of Pascual Duarte (By: Anthony Kerrigan,Camilo José Cela) (1942), 5. Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias (By: Mark Van Doren,Marguerite Young) (1945), and 19 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Dalkey Archive Essentials series by John Barth contains 24 books. The series began in 1925 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Dalkey Archive Essentials series is written by John Barth. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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