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Non-Fiction Books in Order

30
Books
1704
First Book
2019
Latest Book
316
Years

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 "The Battle of the Books" (1704) and follow publication order through all 30 books.

The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
The Battle of the Books cover

The Battle of the Books

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1704

2
Abolishing Christianity and Other Short Pieces cover

Abolishing Christianity and Other Short Pieces

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0

3
A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works cover

A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works

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0

4
Directions to Servants cover

Directions to Servants

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0

5
Polite Conversation cover

Polite Conversation

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0

6
The Drapier's Letters cover

The Drapier's Letters

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1935

7
The Letters of Jonathan Swift to Charles Ford cover

The Letters of Jonathan Swift to Charles Ford

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1935

8
The Bickerstaff Partridge Papers cover

The Bickerstaff Partridge Papers

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1940

9
The Examiner and Other Pieces Written in 1710-11 cover

The Examiner and Other Pieces Written in 1710-11

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1940

10
Irish Tracts 1720-1723 and Sermons cover

Irish Tracts 1720-1723 and Sermons

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1948

11
Political Tracts, 1711-1713 cover

Political Tracts, 1711-1713

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1951

12
The History of the Last Four Years of the Queen cover

The History of the Last Four Years of the Queen

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1951

13
Irish Tracts 1728-1733 cover

Irish Tracts 1728-1733

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1955

14
The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift, D.D. cover

The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift, D.D.

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1963

15
Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue cover

Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue

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1969

16
A Discourse Concerning The Mechanical Operation Of The Spirit cover

A Discourse Concerning The Mechanical Operation Of The Spirit

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1970

17
The Account Books of Jonathan Swift cover

The Account Books of Jonathan Swift

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1984

18
The Last Will and Testament of the Revd. Dr. Jonathan Swift cover

The Last Will and Testament of the Revd. Dr. Jonathan Swift

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1984

19
Swift vs. Mainwaring: The Examiner and the Medley cover

Swift vs. Mainwaring: The Examiner and the Medley

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1985

20
Service Is No Inheritance, Or, Rules to Servants According to the REV. Dr. Swift cover

Service Is No Inheritance, Or, Rules to Servants According to the REV. Dr. Swift

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1987

21
Swift's Irish pamphlets cover

Swift's Irish pamphlets

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1990

22
The Intelligencer cover

The Intelligencer

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1992

23
Sayings of Jonathan Swift cover

Sayings of Jonathan Swift

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1994

24
A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation cover

A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation

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1995

25
The benefit of farting explain'd cover

The benefit of farting explain'd

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1996

26
Classic Sea Stories cover

Classic Sea Stories

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1996

27
The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction cover

The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction

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1999

28
40 Model Essays cover

40 Model Essays

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2005

29
Writers: Their Lives and Works cover

Writers: Their Lives and Works

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2018

30
30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories cover

30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories

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2019

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