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: January 2026
Publication Order
Down and Out in Paris and London
Buy on Amazon1933
The Road to Wigan Pier
Buy on Amazon1937
Homage to Catalonia
Buy on Amazon1938
A Nice Cup Of Tea
Buy on Amazon1946
Dickens, Dali and Others
Buy on Amazon1946
Shooting an Elephant
Buy on Amazon1950
British Pamphleteers
Buy on Amazon1951
Critical Essays
Buy on Amazon1951
England Your England and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon1953
Selected Essays/Inside the Whale and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon1957
Selected Writings
Buy on Amazon1958
The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters
Buy on Amazon1961
The Lion and the Unicorn
Buy on Amazon1962
Decline of the English Murder and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon1965
As I Please, 1943-1945
Buy on Amazon1968
A Collection of Essays
Buy on Amazon1970
An Age Like This 1920-1940
Buy on Amazon1971
In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950
Buy on Amazon1971
My Country Right or Left 1940-1943
Buy on Amazon1980
The English People
Buy on Amazon1982
The Penguin Essays of George Orwell
Buy on Amazon1984
The War Broadcasts
Buy on Amazon1985
Orwell The Lost Writings
Buy on Amazon1985
War Commentaries
Buy on Amazon1985
Orwell: The War Commentaries
Buy on Amazon1985
Selected Prose
Buy on Amazon1991
The Sayings of George Orwell
Buy on Amazon1994
Pages From a Scullion's Diary
Buy on Amazon1995
All Propaganda is Lies
Buy on Amazon1999
Facing Unpleasant Facts
Buy on Amazon1999
I Belong to the Left
Buy on Amazon1999
I Have Tried to Tell the Truth
Buy on Amazon1999
It Is What I Think
Buy on Amazon1999
Keeping Our Little Corner Clean
Buy on Amazon1999
A Kind of Compulsion
Buy on Amazon1999
Our Job is to Make Life Worth Living
Buy on Amazon1999
A Patriot After All
Buy on Amazon1999
Smothered Under Journalism
Buy on Amazon1999
Two Wasted Years
Buy on Amazon1999
Orwell and Politics
Buy on Amazon2001
Orwell and the Dispossessed
Buy on Amazon2001
Orwell in Spain
Buy on Amazon2001
Orwell's England
Buy on Amazon2001
Orwell: The 'Observer' Years
Buy on Amazon2003
Why I Write
Buy on Amazon2004
Orwell In Tribune
Buy on Amazon2007
Books v. Cigarettes
Buy on Amazon2008
All Art Is Propaganda
Buy on Amazon2008
Orwell: A Celebration
Buy on Amazon2009
Narrative Essays
Buy on Amazon2009
Diaries
Buy on Amazon2009
Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays
Buy on Amazon2010
A Life in Letters
Buy on Amazon2010
Fifty Essays
Buy on Amazon2015
Orwell on Truth
Buy on Amazon2017
Notes on Nationalism
Buy on Amazon2018
Orwell on Freedom
Buy on Amazon2018
Politics and the English Language
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), 2. The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), 3. Homage to Catalonia (1938), 4. A Nice Cup Of Tea (1946), 5. Dickens, Dali and Others (1946), and 53 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by George Orwell contains 58 books. The series began in 1933 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by George Orwell. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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