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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Scholar Gipsies" (1896) and follow publication order through all 48 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Scholar Gipsies
1896
Sir Walter Raleigh
0
Some Eighteenth Century Byways, And Other Essays
1908
Sir Walter Scott
1911
Andrew Jameson, Lord Ardwall
1913
History of the Battle of the Somme
1917
Francis and Riversdale Grenfell, a Memoir
1920
A History of the Great War
1922
The Last Secrets
1923
Days to Remember
1923
Lord Minto
1924
Montrose
1928
Julius Caesar
1932
The Massacre of Glencoe
1933
Oliver Cromwell
1934
The King's Grace: 1910-1935
1935
Episodes of the Great War
1936
Augustus
1937
Naval Episodes of the Great War
1938
Memory Hold-the-Door
1940
Pilgrim's Way
1940
John Buchan By His Wife and Friends
1947
A History of the First World War
1991
The Marquis of Montrose
1996
History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers
2005
The Battle of the Somme, First Phase
2012
The Last Secrets - The Final Mysteries of Exploration
2013
John Buchan's 1914
2014
Buchan's War
2015
The Path of the King
2015
Britain's War by Land
2015
The Nations of To-Day
2015
The First World War in Africa 1914-1918
2018
Italy: The Nations of To-day
2019
Nine Journeys of Wonder
2020
John Buchan's Collected Poems
1996
A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys
1925
The Yellow Book
1897
Atlantic Harvest: Memoirs of the Atlantic
1947
Far Islands and Other Tales of Fantasy
1984
Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls
1985
Great Flying Stories
1991
Spies And Secret Agents
1993
From the Line: Scottish War Poetry 1914 - 1945
2014
50 Halloween Stories You Have to Read Before You Die
2017
50 Eternal Masterpieces of Horror Stories
2017
Scottish Stories
2023
30 Suspense and Thriller Masterpieces
2025
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